TV on the Radio has a unique sound. Funky and future-forward.

Opening: I get a 60-70s evening beach club vibe. Piano Joint (This Kind of Love) is a great slow jam. Hard to Say Goodbye is a dreamy soundscape. Pushes the album into a a new level from the first half.

This one was alright. It's Jack White, so a very familiar voice if you're a fan of his work. Nothing so unique that you could distinguish it from any of his other projects, though. A call back to the early 10s.

Some of the songs are great, others are okay. Sounds more like a group of young men having fun and playing around with their instruments, which is great. I expected this to be really hardcore and difficult to listen to, especially considering the age. But I was pleasantly surprised, it’s fun and has a lot of musicality.

I am no stranger to the Beastie Boys. Growing up, I received one of their albums, and back then, music was expensive and hard to come by. So I grew up listening to that album many times. As I grew older and found more music, I just stopped listening to them. Listening to this album, and recognizing several classics, I can safely say that I do not like the Beastie Boys. There is just so much more music to listen to, that this particular group no longer warrants any more of my time. May other albums as I come across them?

I managed to bypass The Smashing Pumpkins throughout my formative years. They were there the whole time, but I did not prefer the sound of the lead singer's voice, Billy Corgan. Giving this album a chance, after all these decades, granted me an opportunity I didn't realize I needed. After the close of the album, there were 5 total tracks that I considered remarkable. Hummer, an early track on the record, was the first song on this album that gave me pause. The patience they show in building a song shines through. Trancelike guitar riffs into a pop rock banger that migrates over to metal and jazz. Immediately following is Rocket, a single that felt like the perfect call to rock after Hummer. That transition is very well done. After a few tracks in that alt-rock era, we hit Geek U.S.A. Great rock and metal clash on this track. The next track, Mayonnaise, is their best slow rock jam on the album imo. And leading into Spaceboy was a solid transition. The last track that grabbed my attention was Silverf***. Rock intro into the melody on the lead guitar, and then a drum solo in a conga style is cool. Makes the hits into the chorus hit harder. Overall solid album, had a blast listening to it. Will definitely add to my list of keepers.