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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Speak & Spell Depeche Mode	5	3.13	+1.87
Wincing The Night Away The Shins	5	3.28	+1.72
Choirs Of The Eye Kayo Dot	4	2.61	+1.39
L'autre... Mylène Farmer	4	2.7	+1.3
Once Upon a Rhyme David Allan Coe	4	2.89	+1.11
Join Us They Might Be Giants	4	2.92	+1.08
Demon Days Gorillaz	5	3.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
City Of Evil Avenged Sevenfold	1	2.64	-1.64
Korn Korn	1	2.6	-1.6
Pony Express Record Shudder To Think	1	2.52	-1.52
The Simple Plan August is Falling	1	2.44	-1.44
Temple of Thought Poets of the Fall	1	2.37	-1.37
American Football American Football	2	3.22	-1.22
Hadestown Anaïs Mitchell	2	3.19	-1.19
Re Café Tacvba	2	3.04	-1.04
Set Yourself On Fire Stars	2	3.04	-1.04

5-Star Albums (3)

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Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell · 2 likes

2/5

Does she know she doesn’t have to sing like that? Maybe I’m missing some context, but I also kinda despise theater. Pass pass pass.

Speak & Spell

Depeche Mode · 1 likes

5/5

Amazing debut, amazing album! So glad I got to see them live a few years back. Just the best.

Wincing The Night Away

The Shins · 1 likes

5/5

Perfect in every way! And this was their third perfect album in a row. These early Shins albums couldn’t exist without the likes of Pet Sounds, but isn’t it fun to hear a direct influence of amazing albums on other amazing albums? Even though I’m the perfect target audience for this (was a teenager when it came out, grew up in the land of Sub Pop…), I’m still convinced this is just as great and fresh now as it was then.

Once Upon a Rhyme

David Allan Coe · 1 likes

4/5

I wasn’t really familiar with David Allan Coe before this. Cool listen for sure!

What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing

Sahara Hotnights · 1 likes

3/5

At times this gave me Pretenders vibes, at other times it gave me your aunt’s cover band vibes. Maybe this is because they’re Swedish, but the over pronunciation of everything bothered me. I don’t need to understand every single word on the first listen of any album. It reminds me of musical theater or Donald Fagen, neither of which I’m happy with. But honestly, I might be being a bitch. This album is really alright.

1-Star Albums (5)

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American Football

2/5

This unfortunately didn’t do anything for me. I was anxiously awaiting the guitar to do ANYTHING else. Feels like it’s really part of a certain Zeitgeist and doesn’t quite translate across eras.

Choirs Of The Eye

Kayo Dot

4/5

Very cool new discovery! Feels like a crazy mix between post rock and metal. Crazy stuff.

Once Upon a Rhyme

David Allan Coe

4/5

I wasn’t really familiar with David Allan Coe before this. Cool listen for sure!

Highway Prayers

Billy Strings

3/5

I was ready to give this 4 stars regardless of the length, but then that godawful weed song came on and I cringed so hard I couldn’t do it. Loved the beginning of this and I don’t mind a long album, but this one’s length was really detrimental to its quality. I really do believe you could whittle this down and craft it into a perfect album, but not like this. Still happy to know who Billy Strings is now.

Wincing The Night Away

The Shins

5/5

What If Leaving Is a Loving Thing

Sahara Hotnights

3/5

Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell

2/5

Does she know she doesn’t have to sing like that? Maybe I’m missing some context, but I also kinda despise theater. Pass pass pass.

The Simple Plan

August is Falling

1/5

Yikes

Café Tacvba

2/5

I really wanted to like this, but just didn’t at all. The length and the different styles made it feel like a chaotic mass of songs with no cohesion and the vocals are extremely grating.

Temple of Thought

Poets of the Fall

1/5

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything worse in my life.

Stretch 2

Arca

2/5

No shade, but I’m super surprised that the user list is full of mod albums. I thought we were all music nerds? Is this the standard? Jeez…

Set Yourself On Fire

Stars

2/5

I once dated an extremely narcissistic and psychotic dude from Italy and he loved this album. I listened a bit and realized how mid it is. But if we’re honest, the biggest realization is that it’s still better than he was. Fuck him.

Pony Express Record

Shudder To Think

1/5

Nope

WORRY

Jeff Rosenstock

4/5

Not my favorite style of music, but this was a really solid album! The songs masterfully blend into the next which makes it feel like a cohesive and immersive experience. Some great tunes here as well.

Speak & Spell

Depeche Mode

5/5

Amazing debut, amazing album! So glad I got to see them live a few years back. Just the best.

Thank Christ for the Bomb

The Groundhogs

4/5

Never heard of this but enjoyed it! It seems like something that would’ve been on the initial list, so a cool pick for sure.

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Primus

4/5

I can imagine those who aren’t familiar with Primus could be a bit put off, I mean, it is a weird thing they’re doing. I’ve known of them for ages and even saw them about 20 years ago, I was surprised I still knew every song on this album. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that it’s strange for sure, but they sure are good at it. And I honestly do think they deserve a place here with their influence and this is truly an enjoyable album!

Demon Days

Gorillaz

5/5

Pretty crazy this wasn’t on the original list! We all know this is great.

Older

Lizzy McAlpine

3/5

This made me sad on a day that I don’t want to be sadder than I already am. I liked some songs, though.

L'autre...

Mylène Farmer

4/5

A lot different than I expected but such a fun discovery! This is the kinda stuff I like to see here.

Join Us

They Might Be Giants

4/5

Cool album from a cool band! Would never be my first pick, but sure why not.

Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit

Courtney Barnett

4/5

Nice!

Tomb

Angelo De Augustine

2/5

Can’t remember a thing and I listened to it this afternoon.

City Of Evil

Avenged Sevenfold

1/5

This one physical hurt me.

A Deeper Understanding

The War On Drugs

3/5

Not bad. The problem with this band is that most things seem to blend together for me and I enjoyed this a bit less than some other albums from them I've heard.

Korn

1/5

One wasn’t enough?