A heartfelt tribute to Lauren’s own thoughts regarding love and culture, brought beautifully through interesting lyrics and a neosoul aesthetic
Similar to other sounds of the era, but seemingly pushes the genre forward with raw, albeit straightforward, lyrics.
Political at parts, personal most of the time. While it can feel sappy, it delivers through catchy instrumentation and mostly interesting personal anecdotes.
While this album is definitely held up by its three greatest tracks, the other songs are also worth listening to for their psy-trance infused pop.
This album is a rollercoaster in terms of tone, but in a good way. Long periods of music without lyrics allows for the neo-psychedelia aspect to really show itself off.
Although of course outdated and primitive compared to some modern music, this album is still worth listening to if not only for its creative contributions to both music and performance in general.
(NEED A RELISTEN)
Much better than expected. This was peak Eminem, when as an artist he was approaching his own controversy in a creative, genuine, unapologetic, and angst-filled way. Not to mention his technical ability being not only shown off, but also complimented by pop-beats and collaborations, such as Dido.
Folksy emotional storytelling
Much more innocent sound that much of discography. Very acoustic with matching Yorke vocals that are weirdly intelligible and soothing.
Listening to this album means nihilistically pained lyrics about the leader singer’s gender transition story. The combination of vibrato vocals, dramatic piano instrumentals, and guest appearances from the legends like Lou Reed lends this album serious credit.
While it was interesting to hear Dylan sing about his wife and fear of death, the record was a bit too repetitive in both themes and rhythm
