Aug 11 2025
Don't Stand Me Down
Dexys Midnight Runners
a great singing voice horribly wasted on the british. the instrumentals set a good chill vibe but it's constantly ruined by the vocals. how do you have that voice and that vocal control and you use it to do... whatever this was? and is making albums of casual conversation over nonoffensive backing music what men did before they invented podcasts? normally i'm all for experimental music and concept albums, but i wouldn't count this among the "must listens".
2
Aug 13 2025
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
Oasis
this feels like the kind of album that would have changed my brain chemistry if i'd heard it at age 14. at 29, it mostly just changed my mood by being fun to listen to. was it a perfect album? maybe not, but it was well made and a good time, and sometimes that's exactly what you need. really liked this one!
5
Aug 14 2025
Ten
Pearl Jam
the first part of this album was every road trip i've ever taken with my dad. sitting in the passenger seat of his pickup truck, cruising down the highway at very legal speeds, listening to the classic rock station as i watched the trees fly by out the window. unlike my dad on a road trip, this album seemed to get lost partway through and started meandering through the neighborhoods, never really getting back into that fun highway groove. it was a good album, there weren't any songs i disliked, but at some point i started wanting to get out of the car.
4
Aug 15 2025
Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs
i didn't so much listen to this album as i *felt* this album. the daydreamy reverb throughout had me floating in nostalgia from start to finish, and i found myself not wanting each song to end. incredible vibes, this was added to my collection immediately.
5
Aug 16 2025
This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
horny jail.
2
Aug 17 2025
Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
how the hell do you rate an album like this?? it was certainly different and it did make me think. i see the vision, parts of it were actually good-as-in-well-made. i'm never listening to this again.
3
Aug 18 2025
The Man Machine
Kraftwerk
chill/ambient electronica my beloved! i love this sci-fi vibe, wild it's from 1978. in my next life if they are not playing the man-machine (song) during the mars space station daily morning yoga i am getting OFF the ship!!!
5
Aug 19 2025
Hot Buttered Soul
Isaac Hayes
i'll admit i've never been a soul/r&b girlie, but the vibes here are undeniable.
4
Aug 20 2025
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
the beats were good but why does this man talk about his balls so much
2