Very good, reminds me a lot of the original Hadestown album, and his voice sounds really similar to the guy who plays Orpheus. The guitar riffs were cool, and I liked the general vibe and tone. The highlight is obviously "Lover, You Should Have Come Over"; I don't think I've ever heard such an honest, painful look at a relationship from hindsight, especially from a man. It's just such a yearning song; it's incredible. And the see-sawing between maturity and immaturity that Buckley feels in the song, I also found incredibly relatable. That song in particular feels like it fits right into my life right now and this odd new taste that I'm developing... I might have to watch a video or two on this album to understand it fully. I'm not very good at interpreting art, but I enjoyed it; I would listen again. Oh! And his cover of Hallelujah felt like a really perfect addition with the tone, and I thought it was a really cool vibe for that song!
It's taking me back to high school! Obviously All These Things That I've Done is such a highlight, there is a reason it's such an indy rock classic. Everything Will Be Alright was a highlight I had never heard. Also Glamorous Indy Rock & Roll. This album was a cool vibe, although very of its time. I think people have iterated it so much that it unfortunately sounds somewhat tired to me, although it is incredible that most of the music I listened to in High School came from this album ish, that it was very modern for when it came out to the point where most of the music I listened to from 2015-2019 sounds exactly like it, which I think shows how ground breaking and ahead of its time it was. Unfortunately, because I didn't bump into it until I was 25, it sounds generic to me, but maybe I need to grow my appreciation. Glad I listened through.
You know what I'm noticing for the first time is how much the like Stomp & Holler, Mumford & Sons stuff wouldn't exist without Bob Dylan. Also Noah Kahn is like... modern bob Dylan. and maybe a little bit cozier, although I feel like because he's Irish he has a different ethos he provides, in a way that Noah Kahn is very American. It like if Noah Kahn's American folk music and locality had a little bit more protest music to it. Although im not going to lie, I really am sad about the lack of protest music these days. Any that are out there are corny af, and any that have teeth get sun snoozefest critique by liberals... like no reason to make it cause there's no semi-mono culture at all. ugh. booooo. good news is this album is still very prescient.
Ok this kind of music is usually not y thing, but I liked it way more than I thought I would. I listened to it at work and found myself bopping my head to it without even thinking. Very cool vibe.
its like if the Ramones and Rolling Stones were more lonely and even more horny... someone else said when radio head sings about loneliness, its like "awe, there there buddy!" but when the Violent Femmes sing about loneliness, someone need to cal HR, and I feel like that's so valid lol. I will say, I can see how it was a precursor for a lot of the alt-rock/pop stuff to come, like I think the Violent Femmes and CAKE are probably spiritually cousins, or even Beck. I appreciate a lot of The Beach Boys-type guitar and rhythms and even some vocals, like in "Prove my love", so it feels less easy to pinpoint in a decade if I didn't know it came out in the 80s.
ok, this might be my favorite one I have listened to thus far. The vibe is right up my alley, it's like a more down to earth version of some of the Jungle songs I like, the guitars and the like production that make the music feel like its rolling is probably whats making those mental connections to me, but these songs are a lot less like...peppy but it still keeps a lot of that energy up, I really like this album.
superb. Loved it.