Recommend me some 2022 albums +1000th album halp

[rayword45]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Day 874: The Machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again by BRUIT ≤

This album name sucks. Work sucks. My life sucks. Post-rock mostly sucks. The album itself is okay.

Best Track: i dunno it's all one piece really
Rating: 6/10

[Shadow_God_10]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Fine fine fine I'll give you an album

The Divine Wings of Tragedy by Symphony X (1996)

If you haven't heard it yet.

It's one of my favourite prog albums ever

[rayword45]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Day 875: Life And Another by Mega Bog

For some reason, I feel like if I was reviewing this maybe 6 or so months ago, I'd be calling it pretentious art school garbage or something. But with how utterly volatile my brain has become recently, I'm finding myself actually LOVING this stuff. The singer's voice is like eating ass to my ears (okay... that was terrible) and the spacy arrangements combined are enough to make this an enjoyable listen all the way through. I don't know if this having a track called Bull Of Heaven is meant to be a direct reference to the meme band or not.

I rushed this review because I heard rumours of a secret Kendrick drop but that turned out to be misinformation. Ah well, I really liked this one a lot. I need to make sure I remember it.

Best Track: Maybe You Died or Ameleon
Rating: 8/10

[rayword45]

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Day 876: Deep States by Tropical Fuck Storm

I don't think I get this band yet I should

Best Track: nyarghlefargle
Rating: 5/10

[rayword45]

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Day 877: Lorde released a new album

it wasn't as good as Melodrama

Best Track: one of them
Rating: 6.5/10

[rayword45]

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Day 878: DR. EV4L by Young Nudy (Album Choice: IRL friends, sorta)

I hate when I don't know how I'm supposed to capitalize things, and I hate the fact that this guy decided to use l33tspeak in his album title in 2021. A couple of my friends saw this guy live on Saturday and said it was absolutely amazing, but resale tickets were like $70 and I had someone offering me a no-strings-attached rebound that day instead. The problem was that she lived an hour drive away, so I had to have a friend pick me up from my house to drive me to her place, then I spent like 7 hours there, then I had to call a DIFFERENT friend to come pick me up, and then I linked with the two friends that saw this guy live, the guy driving me home and another friend and the 5 of us all smoked together. The emotionless sex was absolutely TERRIBLE, and I don't know whether the sex or the moments in-between were more depressing, but the guys who saw Young Nudy live said I probably made the more emotionally and financially healthy decision, because I REALLY needed to bang someone that wasn't my abusive ex.

Anyways, this album. It's okay. Lyrically, this stuff is edgy as fuck, but I don't really care. The performances are a bit understated for what I'd expect for these kinda lyrics, but maybe that's a blessing in disguise. Apparently the concert had a very similar vibe to Playboi Carti's live performances, which makes sense because he also mumbles on record but screams live, and I can imagine that being a lot of fun. But this album? Meh. And the features add almost nothing.

Therapy session 2 on Wednesday!

Best Track: 2Face
Rating: 5/10

[rayword45]

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Day 879: Planet Her by Doja Cat

So did the internet figure out whether she's a self-hating biracial white supremacist or not? Should I be listening to this or am I gonna get cancelled if I enjoy it?

Just kidding, I don't care about that, I care about the fact that Say So is blatantly plagiarized from one of my favorite songs ever. And none of the songs on this album are as good as that song. This album is mostly boring as fuck.

Best Track: Naked
Rating: 4/10

[rayword45]

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Day 880: Aisles by Angel Olsen

First track was dope. Last 4 didn't do it for me, ranging from okay to straight up corny.

Best Track:
Rating: 4/10

[rayword45]

Re: Meh, let's do it again, this time for a year

Day 881: Screen Violence by CHVRCHES

Day 177: The Bones Of What You Believe by CHVRCHES (Album Choice: NinjaKIWI)

It's been long enough since I've listened to any synthpop to the point where I DON'T feel physically ill at the thought of listening to another sugarfest.

Uh, yeah, this is synthpop alright. The melodies are dreamy and pretty, and the female vocals are pleasing.

This is synthpop.

Best Track: You Caught The Light
Rating: 6/10

Damn like over 6 years later, and skipping two albums in between, the stark difference in polish, songwriting, and lush production and arrangement between these two albums (and compared to when I saw them live forever ago) is astounding. This actually might be one of my favorites of the year. Very consistent and very enjoyable.

Best Track: Final Girl
Rating: 8/10

[rayword45]

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Day 882: Donda by Kanye West

Oh yeah, you were ready for me to go deep and hard to this one, weren't ya hun? You were ready for daddy rayword to ejaculate his thoughts about this nearly 2-hour opus that's still incredibly religious and I'd probably say something about his dead mother too. You were ready to lap up all my verbal jizz about why this album sucks or is a masterwork and my reasoning for it too. You were ready for me to skullfuck your mind with mindblowing thoughts on what divorce did to this man's music.

Well, I'm not giving you any of that (and also, you and I both know these reviews are either hilariously terrible or unfunnily terrible). Everyone else is giving you strong thoughts but I just think this was not very good. I still think Ye was his peak (ah, summer of 2018, how I miss thee). 108 minutes is ridiculous, and I listened to it TWICE, but it was still far less excruciating than Jesus Is King.

Best Track: You're going to end up listening to this, or you can find a recommended peak cut from someone else.
Rating: 5/10

[rayword45]

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Day 883: A Martyr's Reward by Ka

Good beats, good length of songs, good length of album, great wordplay in the lyrics, but for the most part the understated delivery fails to inspire great passion from me. Still, I recognize this album is very well-made and I did enjoy it. So that's that.

Best Track: I Notice
Rating: 7/10

[rayword45]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Day 884: Spiral by DARKSIDE

Bored.

Best Track: My ass
Rating: 5.5/10

[Crazyjayde]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Quebec :
Malaimé Soleil - Fumée
Pottery - Welcome to Bobby's Motel
Teke Teke - Shirushi
Yoo Doo Right - Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose
zouz - EP2

Pearls :
Alif - Aynama-Rtama
BAP. - Monkshood
Deepchord Presents Echospace - Liumin
Horsey - Debonair
Jordaan Mason - Divorce Lawyers
Qujaku - Qujaku
Ross From Friends - Family Portrait
Thank - Please
Tomaga - Intimate Immensity

Just sharing, you don't have to review nothing. Cheers.

[rayword45]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Day 885: Hobo Johnson Alienates His Fanbase by Hobo Johnson

I was feeling particularly self-loathing today and wanted to torture myself. I succeeded.

Best Track: Are you actually thinking of listening to this horseshit?
Best Track: 1.5/10

[rayword45]

Re: Recommend me some 2021 albums halp

Day 886: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz

I just wanted to beat the melon here. I can't be contrarian because this is definitely one of the best things I've heard this year, all 60something minutes of it.

Best Track: Protect My Energy
Rating: 8.5/10