1001 Albums Summary

The breadth of this album is incredible. June’s singing manages to effortlessly mould itself to every iteration of soul music from pop to old-timey blues to hard rock and (of course) that mild-sauce indie sound that every hipster burger joint played in the 2010s. I’m also a sucker for the vintage aesthetic.

Very chill and minimalist. Will definitely come back to this if I ever get into meditation.

Not really my thing, but Judas absolutely slaps.

It’s creepy, silly, bizarre and beautiful all at the same time. I wish Nick Cave stuck around for the whole album. Great submission!

Goddamn, I did not expect French punk to go this hard! This deserves a spot on the original list!

Science’s singing is a little underwhelming (not bad, not great either) but the instrumentals are awesome.

Very chill and catchy album, perfect for brooding.

Incredible. It’s like the music itself is alive, confused, and in excruciating pain. I especially love the track “Smoke 7” where it sounds like SpongeBob is performing an exorcism on Louis Armstrong.

I was volunteering for my city’s jazz fest a few years back, and my sole responsibility was selling t-shirts. I remember a couple of vendors from Snarky Puppy’s crew showed up with their merch (which us volunteers weren’t licensed to sell), then randomly fucked off to watch the show. A bunch of Snarky’s fans showed up trying to buy his stuff from the unattended vendor’s table while we looked on helplessly. Pretty sure they were fired. Anyway, that’s my little anecdote.

A sweet, jaunty little album. I really enjoyed this one!

Was expecting something grungier based on the album art but the funk was a welcome surprise. I wanted to enjoy it more but some of the tracks got a little grating.

It was kinda fun putting this on with no context and going from “what the hell is this?” to “Oh never mind this is actually awesome” as the tracks went on. I’ve been meaning to get into more post rock beside GSY!BE so this was a great addition in my book.

This is by far the dorkiest thing I have ever listened to. While I can appreciate the originality of this submission (I’m guessing “filk” rhymes with “fic?”) it’s most definitely not my thing.

Classic Canadian dad rock that should definitely be represented on the list.

Well this was an… interesting one. I remember liking the opening song, then growing more and more annoyed by the male singer as the album went on. “Blackbird on the Wire” has this afterschool special vibe to it that made my eyes roll. By the time the brass section plays in “The Sound of North America,” any hint of cleverness is replaced by a cloying sentimentality that sticks to the rest of the album like plaque on teeth. The Tom Waits impression in “Liars’ Bar” is grating as hell, and “Artificial Flowers” is just pure sophista-pop corn syrup — I honestly think it gave me diabetes. Near the end, “One God” gave me flashbacks to Lennon’s solo career (good riddance), and the retrograde eighties production and cabaret elements placed throughout had really soured my listening experience. Anyway, I don’t mean to be a dick to the user who submitted this, especially since it’s clear this has some fans, but for me this is a hard pass. Maybe I’d enjoy one of their other albums?