Favorites: Mama Said You Don't Own Me Do Re Mi Nothing Will You Love Me Tomorrow Wishin' and Hopin' I Only Want To Be With You - Alternate Mix Every Day I Have To Cry Summer Is Over Album starts well (first 3 songs), then dips until the halfway mark. The rest is solid and very catchy.
Favorites: E-Pro Girl Earthquake Weather Broken Drum Go It Alone Farewell Ride Send A Message To Her Genre-bending.
Favorites (listened to Disc A only): Tonight, Tonight Here Is No Why - Sounds a lot like Greta Van Fleet Bullet With Butterfly Wings To Forgive Cupid De Locke Galapogos Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Very contrasting tracks. Mostly not my style, but some Kishi Bashi-ness in some slower tracks.
Favorites: Every Breath You Take Wrapped Around Your Finger Murder By Numbers Every Breath You Take stands out, but the rest of the album seems like mostly unrefined tracks. Coherence picks up at the end of the album though.
Favorites (nearly the whole album): Is This It The Modern Age Barely Legal Someday (++) Alone, Together Last Nite Hard To Explain New York City Cops Trying Your Luck Iconic album - from the album art story to the crisp 'new rock' sound. 'Someday' is a big favorite. You can hear how modern indie rock has been influenced from this album (speaking on the mic like in the intro to New York City Cops, strong electric guitar hooks throughout with thin drums). Stellar for a debut album!
Favorites: Idiots Rule Jane Says Thank You Boys The first half is really not for me. It seems like when they're done screaming out, the second half of the album is there for you with some more thoughtful tracks.
Favorites: Start I Don't Remember (about not cooperating) Family Snapshot (about an assassination) And Through The Wire Games Without Frontiers The writing style and lyrics are illustrative and paint a creepy character acting throughout the album. The tone, in contrast, is very disco/beat-strong and the guitars are heady. Most songs have lines that are very repetitive, but funnily enough they're pretty catchy because of that.
Favorites: Right in Time Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Drunken Angel Concrete and Barbed Wire Lake Charles Can't Let Go (very bluesy and catchy!) Metal Firecracker Greenville Still I Long For Your Kiss Joy (mostly because of the instrumental parts) Jackson Mellow. Easy listening. Thoughtful lyrics about Williams’ lovers and Southern cities. Wonderfully unabashed Americana blues.
Favorites (almost the whole album): Thinkin Bout You Sierra Leone (beat and layering) Sweet Life Not Just Money (just noisy sampling) Crack Rock Pyramids Lost White Monks Bad Religion Pink Matter Forrest Gump End Intriguing recording gimmicks/techniques - the album playthrough feels a lot like listening to the radio or watching TV. Calling the album R&B seems reductive too. Lots of color imagery (Pink Matter, Forrest Gump) which makes themes through the album interesting.
Favorites: Zombie (very catchy and high-energy) Mr. Follow Follow (laid back) Mistake (live) Long tracks - feels like your listening to a live album or at an improv jazz performance. It kinda makes sense for this style and it's appreciated. "Zombie" heavily outperforms the rest of the album though.
Favorites: Jennifer Giggy Smile It's A Bit Of A Pain (except for the noise) The intro track, "Krautrock", is a lengthy epic soundscape - almost needlessly so. "Jennifer" lies to the listener, drastically changing tempo and feel twice. "Giggy Smile" does the same but in a more entertaining way. The album sounds like drivel mostly, though.
Favorites: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Rock With You Workin' Day and Night Off the Wall Girlfriend She's Out of My Life It's the Falling In Love Burn This Disco Out Thrilling.
Favorites (almost the whole album): Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon I'm In Love With My Car You're My Best Friend '39 Sweet Lady Seaside Rendezvous Love Of My Life Good Company Bohemian Rhapsody God Save The Queen Epic.
Favorites: Pt. I - Acknowledgement Pt. II - Resolution Pt. III - Pursuance (drum solo intro, piano part, ending bass back and forth) Pt. IV - Psalm (slow and epic) Meditative, yet entertaining.
Favorites: Sign 'O' The Times Play in the Sunshine To be completed. Heard till then the end of 'It'.