space-age stoner grooves. β¨οΈπΊπ»πΉπΈπͺ highlights: sexy boy; all i need. see also: strange news from another star; portishead on mdma; napoleon dynamite's dance routine; spiritualized.
ππ ππ₯ highlights: love is a losing game. see also: nina simone, amy (2015).
look up here, i'm in heaven π¨π»βππ·πͺ¦ππΈ highlights: blackstar; lazurus. see also: the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars; part 8: gotta light? (david lynch, 2017); cancer; the idiot (iggy pop, 1977); john 11:1β44.
will need to sit with this one π₯πππ highlights: the world is yours; halftime. see also: sunbaked pavement; rapping over jingle bells; the blissful lethargy of daydrinking in summer; the numerous less talented musicians who lifted directly from this.
not my cup of tea but chapman is undoubtedly a skilled vocalist. πππππ’ highlights: behind a wall. see also: alanis morissette.
lame and soulless. π°π°π°π°π° see also: corporate training videos.
goofier and more fun than i anticipated. not keen on the kinks cover, however. β‘πΈπ©π»πΈπ highlights: i'm the one. see also: chicago, freaks and geeks (1999).
full is not heavy as empty, not nearly my love. π¦’ππΈππ§οΈ highlights: sleep to dream; slow like honey; the first taste. see also: love deluxe (sade, 1992); heroin chic; gilmore girls; debut (bjΓΆrk, 1993).
rich vocal performance. ππ¬π€βπ no highlights for me as this album gelled together so seamlessly. see also: tidal (fiona apple, 1996); kopiko coffee lollies; smooth 91.5fm.
some incredible duds on here. πΌπ§πͺπ²π₯ highlights: the sitar on the last laugh of the laughter. see also: poses (rufus wainwright, 2001); starshaped (matthew longfellow, 1993); wonderwall.
i desparately need to spend more time w this βοΈπΈπΉπΈ highlights: luck of lucien; mr. muhummad. see also: sunny afternoons in animal crossing; three feet high and rising (de la soul, 1989); transformer (lou reed, 1972).
πΈπ¬π»π¨π»βπ€π highlights: mr blue sky. see also: production value; superhero films; the cars (the cars, 1978); artificial nortalgia; rhapsody in blue (george gershwin).
why are they yelling :( β οΈβ οΈβ οΈ highlights: strange world. see also: goosebumps book series.
even Δ° won't deny there are decent tracks but the lyrics are sooooo naff. their best song is riding off the refrain 'where we you while we were getting high?' π