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It's fine, I get why people like this type of stuff but I'm personally more of a lyrics girlie. For me, it tends to blend together after a while. Maybe if i'm reading this could be background noise but I honestly do not see myself coming back to it. Sorries. P.S. I'm pretty sure this is private, but if it's not you're not allowed to get mad at me. These are just notes for myself :)

I surprisingly really liked this??? It had a lot of elements I typically enjoy in my normal day to day listening. The only thing it's really "lacking" is lyrics at some parts, and even then i was just vibing and enjoying the soundscape that was created. I'm genuinely shocked. I really liked "All I Need" and "You Make is Easy", and the last 3 songs we very vibey. Nice, chill, dreamy, a bit of a background feeling to it but when paying attention you can get lost in it. This must've been a very inspirational album for the artists i listen to, I heard hints of Men I Trust, Tame Impala, Caroline Polachek, The Marias, Porter Robinson, even if it was just a tiny crumb of a detail, i can see how this album could've potentially inspired their work in one way or another. At the start of the album i was like, it's cool and all but idk if i see myself coming back to it. Now, I'm really not sure? I don't have a playlist that fits this vibe. I know I want to come back to a few songs, but probably not the album as a whole? I'm gonna have to figure that out. also, obligatory: OMG IT'S THE SONG FROM 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU in a truly fair and just world I'd probably put this at a 4, but since I'm not sure if i will come back to it i'm going to leave it a 3 and pretend it's a 3.5. I want to leave 4+ to things i will 100% go back to.

When I checked this last night I was kinda put off by the cover and stalled on listening to this for nearly the whole day. It just didn't "look" like my vibe. I was pleasantly surprised when I pressed play and found it wasn't half bad. Also, the lead singer is Tom Verlaine, like the guy who was named in the Alvvays song which is cool imo. So, my overall thoughts. I really really love all the uses of guitar, I'm a sucker for that type of stuff. Again, like i said in previous notes, I am a lyric girlie. They don't have to make perfect sense or be the most amazing things on the planet, but i do have to vibe with them. About half of the songs were just okay to me. Like, I'm not gonna complain if someone else puts it on, but it's probably not gonna be my choice. "Venus" is probably my favorite, but I really liked "Torn Curtain" too. "Prove It" and "Guiding Light" were chill. the title track is tricky to me. I really liked the intro and I like the verses, but the chorus didn't hit as hard for me. 10 mins kind of a lot tho and I have a goldfish's brain. As much as i like guitars, I'm not the type of person to just listen to 4 mins of straight guitar. I think, to be fair, I'm going to put this at a 4, pretending it's a 3.5. There's more songs on here i could see coming back to and it was a fun listen overall.

Okay so...how do i be nice about this... The Beach Boys have literally never interested me. My main knowledge of them is basically from Full House and whichever songs I've heard here and there throughout my 20+ years on this planet. Their whole vibe is just...meh imo. Needless to say, i wasn't exactly excited to listen to this when i was picked for me. I actually ended up missing the past 3 days, oops, but I wanted to get back into it which means diving into this. Overall, it was okay...I guess? My main issue is honestly the singing voices, it doesn't vibe with me at all for the most part. It feels like I'm being held hostage by a barbershop quartet. I cannot say my life has been made better by listening to a song about feet. At the very least, I now understand why my very conservative dad hates them. Some quick positives: I can genuinely see myself coming back to Long Promised Road, I really liked that one. There are a few other I might come back to individually like "Til I Die", "Feel Flows", and "Lookin' at Tomorrow". It's just very hard for me to stomach a whole album of theirs at the moment.

Goodmorning Starshine, the earth says hello! :D Ooooh, this album is an Aries halfway through...I'm kinda bored. I'm sad that I'm kinda bored. I know people love this, and I'm sad i don't get to understand why. And now I'm done listening and I'm still just mostly bored by this album. It feels so...lacking. I'm honestly confused on how Damon Albarn got on his high horse about lyrics a few years ago if this is his writing??? This is the only thing I've really heard so far, and I am willing to hear more. The production was fine, fun at parts but just there at others. I'm just left really confused by this since they're held up in such high regard. Songs I liked: "Clint Eastwood" - I clicked on the genius lyric page just happy to see the wall of words "Punk" - I had a lot of fun with this one, really short tho "Rock The House" was really fun. I actually laughed at the Egghead/Wallflower line. I know that's a call out on my type, but i can't help it. Analyzing things and being a nerd is where i find joy. That line also is like the only lyric in the entire project where I felt that "ping" of joy in my heart like I do when listening to my favorite artists. "M1 A1" - Really odd but fascinating song. I know it's sampling a movie called "Day of the Dead", but it reminded me of the twilight zone and I love it for that. I like how it goes from a minute of that into scrambling guitars, very fun. Reminded me of Kate Bush. I do no see myself coming back to this album like every. Maybe in 10 years? Maybe if I meet someone and their like "Literally my favorite album" I'd give it another go. I'm just...confused. Like, "Man Research" sounds like a 5 year old running around their kitchen trying to annoy their mom. 2.5/5 sorry :(

I really really liked this! It's like 2:30am as i'm typing this and this is the 3rd album I'm listening to (I'm trying to catch up), so I'm starting to fail on the word end of things, but whatever genre or vibe this is, it's the type of sound I love. All the guitars, moody lyrics, more please! My favorites are probably "Disorder", "She's Lost Control", and "Shadowplay" "Day of the Lords" reminded me very slightly of Wolf Alice's "Visions of a Life". I wonder if the band was a fan. I will say, for the sake of my mental health I probably won't come back to this album as much as I would with similar sounds but a bit more levity in the lyrics. Reading all the genius annotations left me feeling really really sad. 4.5/5

So, as of right now, before I hit play, my only Knowledge of Peter Gabriel comes from Mic the Snare's Kate Bush Deep Dive Video (Great video, you should check it out). I'm hopeful just from that that I will like this... let's go WAIT OMFG THERE'S A FEATURE, NO TWO FEATURES!!!! I don't have the brain power to analyze my thoughts right now, I'm just gonna write thoughts Track by Track. This is the last album I have to do to catch up! 1. Intruder - It sounds cool sonically, but I won't be coming back to this for the same reason I don't listen to Billie Eilish's "The Diner". 2. No Self Control - Oh, this is really pretty. I really like the sound of this, but I probably won't come back to it cause of the lyrics once again lol, It could make me spiral. I'm lyrically confused by this album so far. Kate Bush slay tho. 3. Start - really really pretty 4. I Don't Remember - that chorus is peak, this sound really cool. I like it. I really can't help but feel like I'm missing important context for this album tho 5. Family Snapshot - Oh My God. Am I gonna be on a watchlist if I like and playlist this song? This genuinely has no right to be so pretty and cinematic sounding. 6. And Through The Wire - You know what, hell yeah. I really really like this one. 7. Games Without Frontiers - I love kate bush. "If looks can kill, they probably will" is a, excuse the pun, killer line. I think I need repeat listens to really get this one. This one is cool, but not an instant fave. 8. Not One of Us - ooooh, that guitar. This sounds cool, I love how the end builds. Thankfully the genius annotation on this song has provided me some overall context for the album. 9. Lead a Normal Life - Oh, I'm sad now. <3 10. Biko - Genuine respect for this song. Sometimes you just hear something that hits you in your core, this is one of those times. oooh, this is tricky to rate. I honestly think I would get more out of it on repeat listens. I think I'll put this at 4, just for vibes. it's like a 3.75/5 or 7.5/10 right now to me. I doubt it will ever become a top top fave of mine, but i can see going back to it every now and then It's also 4am now, this is my final album and I'm caught up!!!

I fear my words might trigger some boys :( Honestly, I have no idea why I thought this band had a frontwoman? I was like "OMG YAY! My first girlypop record!" I was sadly mistaken, but knew people still hold them in high regard so I'll probably like it anyway? Well... 1. Debaser - really really cool guitars, eh voice. That fact that genius lyrics actually has a gif of that movie really threw me off. 2. Tame - I actually really like the sound, but hate the vibe of the song. Like, yikes. It just grosses me out. 3. Wave of Mutilation - It's fine, it feels familiar 4. I Bleed - Eh ---I realized here that I've been so thrown off by the first 2 tracks so I took a break and listened to 3 Sabrina Carpenter songs as a palate cleanser :D. I am now back, hopefully able to view the rest of the songs individually.--- 5. Here Comes Your Man - It's fine. Probably nothing I'd come back to, but sounds commercial or movie like 6. Dead - I think here is where I just have to concede this is not for me at all I don't hate the guitars or production, but I can't with the lyrics or stories. I just feel really really grossed out. It just feels like the lyrics are screaming "OMG LOOK AT ME GUYS, I'M SO COOL, I'M SO DIFFERENT, I'M SO EMO, AND EDGY, AND WEIRD :P" Not because it's coming from a place of needing to say those things, but from just seeing how weird you can be for weird sake. Like that one Riverdale meme scene "In case you haven’t noticed, I'm weird. I’m a weirdo. I don't fit in. And I don't want to fit in." This is my first DNF, wow.

it's fine i guess, just not my vibe. Seeing other reviews, yikes. I don't get why the list would have this and not something actually important to hip hop? weird. the only reasons i'm not putting this as 1 is because I'm trying to save those for things I absolutely hate.

So, I listened to this differently than I have any of the previous albums so far. For a first listen I normally am sitting at my computer with either a physical notepad, google docs open, or just the simple notes thing this website provides. However, this time, I just decided to give it a go when I couldn’t get to sleep. Sitting in bed, thinking “I can at least give the first song a try and if I'm not feeling it I’ll listen later.” Surprisingly, maybe, I was like “this is kinda cute and vibey” girlypop, if you will. I honestly liked most of the songs, “Single” and “Flipside” probably being my favorites. I didn’t really vibe with the title track “Walking Wounded” sadly, or the most popular song “Wrong”. They just didn't click with me. I probably won’t come back to it crazy often, but it is a really fun vibe imo. Men I Trust vibes. When trying to see if that band was inspired by this one I typed “Men I Trust Everything But The Girl” into google and nothing came up, google probably thought I lost my mind :( Oddly enough, I got hints of both Faith Hill in “The Heart Remains a Child” and Florence Welch in “Flipside” solely based on vocal performance. Overall: cute album, never will be an all time fave but a fun vibe to come back to every now and then. 4/5

This was really cute! I probably won't come back to it very often, but sometimes I'm in the mood for this type of vibe. My favorites are "Misty Roses", is it wrong to say that one reminds me of the Carpenters?. "Oba Oba" was fun also. "My Foolish Heart" reminded me of Laufey, I wonder if she listens to this album. "You didn't have to be so nice" was also really cute, a little duet with her son I'm assuming. I didn't really care for "Parade", It reminded me too much of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and was just repetitive. I want to put this at 4 for vibes, but if I'm being honest it's probably more like a 3.5 or a 3.75 on a good day. I wish this site had half stars.

FIRST LISTEN NOTES CAUSE I'M LAZY RN :D to preface this before i start listening, I might be in a bit of a mood. I'll try to be nice :) 1st Song - The intro feels spacey and also what I'd expect to play before a breaking news segment. Overall the song is fine, i get the lyrics and stuff, I'm just not a 10 minute song girlie. There's a lot of parts in this I honestly do like, and would probably come back to if it was like 5-6 mins. 2nd Song - this is actually kinda fun, ye haw, but i'm not gonna come back to it. 3rd song - (Picture me reluctantly vibing to this, cause i want to be a bitch but it's actually kinda good). I can't tell who's voice this singer reminds me of, my mom would probably be able to tell me. Probably my favorite so far, but same as the first song, why so long? I am dumb, and I do have a goldfish brain, but even with modern artist like Ethel Cain I almost always have to skip once you just hit 2+ mins of no lyrics. 4th Song - Oh, i hate this intro. I like the first verse and metaphors "don’t surround yourself with yourself" is a pretty good lyric, but i hate the da da di di dah or whatever that is. Oh, I liked how the vibe changed like that. Overall a fine song, but rn there's things throwing me off it. If I can get used to Harry Styles scatting and Djo's Billy Joel impression, i should be able to to get used to this...but is there any real reason i should? not really :). It's fine, but just..meh 5th song - Vibes. I'm chilling with this, like the outro. Oddly, in no way that makes any sense, this kinda somehow reminds me of Weyes Blood? I know it's weird. Slay lyrics tho "A peaceful man would realize alone is no adventure" 6th song - same with 3rd song tbh. Lyrically reminds me slightly of Magdalena Bay tho, which is fun. Overall it's fine. I'll give it a solid 3, there's nothing really wrong with it or anything, but like eh. It's fine Again, as i've said with other things, If I met someone who was like "OMFG, MY FAVE ALBUM" sure i'd give it another go, but rn meh. I'll add the 5th song to a playlist tho. (It is funny to think someone is seething rn reading this tho :D)

I had a Wendy's 4 for $4 right before listening :D Before I press play, I have literally no expectations for this. I think I've heard little, if anything, about this artist. Hoping it's good, not expecting anything crazy. Let's go. 1. "No One Receiving" - Meh, I don't hate or love it, I just don't see myself coming back to it. It has elements (hehe) that I like, but it doesn't fully click for me. Like the spacey vibes tho 2. "Backwater" - This is so fucking fun, what the hell? If this album was just this song automatic 5 stars. I love the melody, the way he's singing the lyric is so so fun. "His daughter was slated for becoming divine" is a fun, slightly eerie line. Literally having almost nothing to do with this song, it's funny hearing sausage in a song and it reminds me of a British gaming YouTuber I watch. This song was awesome, I'm now worried the rest will be a let down from this lol. 3. "Kurt's Rejoinder" - You can't tell me Kate Bush didn't listen to this, she must've been influenced 100%. It's fun, but not my fave. My dad would call it demonic tho, which is something. 4. "Energy Fools the Magician" - I'm gonna be a hypocrite here, I really like this even tho it's an instrumental. Strange and creepy, but pretty as fuck. Probably not something I'd go back to individually, but throw the album on and I'm not skipping. 5. "King's Lead Hat" - Love the intro, really really fun and cool song. "All I know and all I have is time and time and tide is on my side" Love this lyric and the way he said it. "Smelly Delhi" is quite yikes tho, but other than that amazing song. THE OUTRO, I'm dead. 6. "Here He Comes" - The last song ending with "it will surely come" intro "Here he comes" are you kidding me? I literally just paused to type that. Okay, I'm contradicting myself again, this instrumental interlude is amazing and beautiful. I really really liked this, not my favorite overall tho. 7. "Julie With" - Atmospheric beginning... ooh this is eerie and quiet. While it's lyrically sparse the way it's sung is so captivating. I really really like this, exactly my type of vibe. 8. "By This River" - Why am I getting Christmas vibes? I like it though, similar to the last song quiet and sparse but this one is reflective and melancholy. This album has been so good so far I'm honestly waiting for something to come up that just ruins it for me. 9. "Through Hollow Lands" - This is pretty, I don't like it as much as the other instrumental. It reminds me of when I used to listen to classical music to focus on homework. I can see myself liking this sometimes, not often tho. 10. "Spider and I" - Last song, I'm nervous. Pretty intro, really pretty and cool, but not my fave off the album. Why is this album so good? Why has no one ever told me about it? Is he one of those "Big in the UK, unknown in the USA type of people? I'm seriously considering giving this 5 stars, I'm blown away. This was so incredibly good, I'm astonished. I kinda want to wait another day and give it another listen or two to like "double check" with myself I actually like it, but you know what? Fuck it, this can be my first 5 star album on here. Holy shit. I'm so incredibly pleasantly surprised.

this one is tricky to me. I think i want to like it more than I actually do. The vibe is cool, I love how the instruments sound, I like her voice, but overall the lyrics aren't my fave tbh. There's something that's just not clicking with me. I did look at Wikipedia and Genius Lyrics for more context, trying to fill in the gaps to maybe like it more, but still I can't find the puzzle piece that's missing for me. It honestly might be because I am a lyrics girlie for the most part. The ones on here just didn't really click with me sadly. They're fine, there's nothing really inherently wrong with them, they're just not really my vibe. I noticed she didn't have writing credits for at least half of the album, which honestly shocked me. Most of the artists I listen to daily are Singer/Songwriter types, like i grew up with that being so cool, so when someone doesn't actually have a hand in writing most of their music it surprises me a little. (I feel the need to say there's nothing wrong with singing songs you didn't write) My favorite is probably "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan", I will 100% come back to this one. "Guilt" was pretty cool too. I think I have to give this a 3/5. Maybe a 3.25/5 if you wanna be technical. there's nothing wrong with it, I like a few songs, but I don't see myself really going back to most of it, sadly. I really do wish I liked this more.

Thoughts before listening: I'm gonna be totally real rn, I'm not exactly looking forward to this. It's just so out of my normal listening atmosphere that I don't think I'm gonna like it much. I totally understand and respect it's influence and impact on hip hop and rap and culture, why it was needed and everything, but idk. At the end of the day I really am just a very basic person, very uncool person, who was sheltered and raised on 2000s country and christian music. I do hope I like it better than I expect to. After listening: I actually do like the production on a lot of this, I'm not musically literate really, but the instrumentals on a lot of the song are fun. I really like the production in "I ain't tha 1" but, since I am a girl, I just can't with the lyrics lol. sorry. The flow and the way they're able to weave rhymes I really do appreciate, I just am a really basic and uncool person at the end of the day. I'm sorry I can't give the Pixies album a 1 because I was grossed out by the misogyny on there and let this one fully slide. I'm gonna give this a 2 because of the cultural significance and it actually has something of importance to say, unlike the pixies album. (This is just my own personal rating, I'm sorry)

Before listening: I literally don't know anyone who listens to them lol. I've honestly barely heard of them, they give dad rock energy, even tho my dad would almost probably hate them. I have no clue what they sound like, I have no expectations. Notes during listening: Fuck, the first song sounds exactly like what a lot of my favorite music sounds like, production wise. I just called this dad music D: 1. "Under the Pressure" - Love the sound, I find the lyrics kinda weak tho, personally 3. "Suffering" - Just on pure vibes, this is my favorite so far. 4. "An Ocean in Between the Waves" - slay, fun song. oh shit that was 7 mins? i didn't even notice. fuck yeah, that guitar is nice 8 "Burning" - Fun song, I love the synth in the back. After Listening: I started getting sleepy towards the end, not of the album I'm just tired. It's 1am lol. This was pretty good overall. I don't know how often I'd really come back to it, it is a little basic to my ears since I've heard the same formula done a thousand different ways at this point, but a solid album nonetheless Favorites: Suffering, An Ocean in Between the Waves, Burning. 4/5 (*maybe* a 3.75/5 if you wanna get really technical)

Before listening: Never heard of them, and looking at the wiki they're a post-punk band with a front woman, sounds interesting. Nothing against the album, but I'm confused why it's not officially on streaming anywhere. I'm interested in what this will sound like After listening: Okay so...I'm not 100% sure of my thoughts. This was interesting. I wasn't actually able to find one song, "stand up", so that is missing from my overall thoughts, but as a whole I think I liked it? or at least I liked what it was attempting and I acknowledge it's not entirely fully formed, as harsh as that might sound? Like, I see what it wants to be, and I see how much better it could be if given a few years? I honestly really want to check out their later stuff now, since this was their first album. I liked lyrics like "so you're in love and I'm indebted always" and "I only love pieces of things that I hate", as simple as they are I think they convey their ideas so succinctly. A harsher, more tragic lyric I liked was "How do they kill children? And why do I want to die? They can no longer move, I can no longer be still" speaking about an issue that's only gotten significantly worse, to the point "significantly" doesn't even feel like it truly encapsulates how awful mass gun violence has gotten. Dealing with the constant tragedies of the world while still trying to battle your own brain, which feels so trivial and unimportant compared to everything else. It's honestly interesting and quite sad how much that lyric still holds up in 2025. Anyway, to get off my high horse, I think I'm going to give this album a 3.75/5 and bump it up to 4. I know that's a bit generous, but this was a really really interesting album and group to look into. Also, I don't believe this list has any more of their albums, so this is my only real chance to give them a rating here. I'm honestly excited to look at more of their stuff. I don't think I will come back to this one too much though, just because of how difficult it is to access. Fave songs: "Green" and "Delicate Cutters"

I know I've had to have heard a Frank Sinatra song before, but I could not list one off the top of my head. I know what his voice sounds like tho. First Listen Notes: 1. "The Girl from Ipanema" - wait, wtf. I know this melody, SZA must've interpolated it for "BMF". This is so strange to hear lol. It's actually throwing me so off hearing it like this. Cute song tho. 4. "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" - This one is cute, I like the imagery The instrumentation is nice overall. I can imagine times when this could be the vibe i'm looking for, but it's 100% not something I'm gonna come back to often. The honest rating is 2.5/5

Time is such a weird thing. Have you ever thought about what albums would've been popular when your parents were your age? I do every now and then. When this album came out my dad would've been basically the same age I am right now, only a year older. Mid to late 20's is such a weird age. I don't believe he ever listened to this though, he was more into Pink Floyd and ACDC, though he says it's all demonic now. A lot of people tend to like the music of their teens, so this probably came out too late for him to enjoy. I think I've only really heard one Nirvana song before. The one that everyone knows. I know my younger brother got into their stuff when he was around 15, but no one ever really played music aloud (don't anger dad), so I never heard it. I'm interested but nervous to actually listen, since they're so iconic. This means I actually have to form an opinion on them. Listening notes: 4th song - Production is really nice, but I won't be coming back to this for pretty obvious reasons. The same reasons I tend to skip Tori Amos' "Me and a Gun", which interestingly would've came out just the year before this album, and Samia's "Breathing Song". I think this song is less intense, lyrically, than the other two, but it's just a subject that I am well aware of and don't need constant reminders of lol. It's why I put this album off for like 3 days lol. All love tho Faves: Heart-Shaped Box, Francis Farmer, Pennyroyal Tea, All Apologies. Overall, I think my opinions are a little mixed. I get why they are so revered, but it is slightly outside of my normal listening soundscape. I think I'm going to end up giving this a few more listens, except for track 4 sorry, and pick out my faves from there but I don't think I'm going to go back to the album as a whole personally. Shout out scoliosis and anemia 3.75/5

Before listening: I don't think I've ever heard a song from them before. Ngl, it doesn't look very interesting to me. Not entirely looking forward to this, but it's on the list and I'm gonna try my best to have an open mind, Listening Notes: 1. "Prowler" Well, lyrically I hate the vibes. I'm always shocked when I listen to old Punk and Metal and it's as tame sonically as it is. Like, I've listened to harder sounding stuff than this from time to time. 2. "Remember Tomorrow" - Better than the first song, but just okay overall 3. "Running Free" - Dad Rock, I'm bored :( Second half's guitar is good tho 4.Phantom of the Opera" - the rhythm structure of the lyrics is interesting. I think I like this one well enough, a little background music sounding due to all the guitar solos, but overall a little fun. 5. Transylvania" - I've not read Dracula yet :( I did get to Frankenstein finally this year, it was so good. Oh, the song is fine too. Don't hate it, don't love it 6. "Strange World" - Cool guitars, interesting vibe. Yeah, I really like this one, best song so far. It's weird and creepy in an atmospheric way, instead of a sex pest way. Good song 7. Charlotte the Harlot - Well...the guitars and melody are cool. I hate it otherwise. 8. Iron Maiden - I'm just bored. It feels like roller-coaster theme park commercial music Debating on giving this a 2 or 3. I think I want to reserve 3's for albums I liked more than this. This was mainly just kinda boring to me, sorry lol. I did really like Strange World tho, Phantom of the Opera was cool but I don't see myself returning to it. 2.5, i guess

meh, this album was fine I guess? I was just bored, i actually started falling asleep lol. Love is Vain was cool, I liked it's blues vibes. You Got the Silver was nice. I actually liked the production on Monkey Man, but the lyrics don't grab me. I've heard "You Can't Always Get What You Want" before as a kid, it's quite familiar. It's fine, i like it well enough. I think I only really vibe with 2 or 3 songs on here. That's only 1/3 lol. I probably have to give it a 2 just because of that. 2.5/5

this was an interesting one. I don't think I've heard any of their songs before, I'm American and was raised pretty sheltered. Plus this came out before I was born. I wouldn't say the lyrics are my favorite, at least not across the album as a whole. Same with his voice. But there's an odd interesting quality to it that intrigues me. I did like the production a whole lot tho. I think I'm going to be nice and just put this at 4 instead of 3. I might regret that in the future, but it was interesting overall and I might come back to it more often than other albums I've gotten so far. Some lyrics "Why live in the world when you can live in your head" "I want a refund, I want a light" I typically only have 5 brain cells working at a time, but they're all on Christmas break at the moment :( I'm like 4 albums behind on this, I've just been really really sad lately lol.