WEEKLY ALBUM RECAP #14 -- "i don't know what's going on but girl yesss"

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buncha stuff i've been prolonging for whatever reason

experimental rock | art rock

★★★½

i'm not entirely sure why i put off listening to captain beefheart for so long. maybe because i felt hellbent on starting with Trout Mask Replica, which is 1. an hour and a half and 2. not on spotify, or maybe because of just the sheer amount of beefheart there is has made it seem like a daunting task. while i still would like to get to Trout Mask Replica eventually, this'll do for now. i'm a big fan of the vocals, the blues rock crooning is a delight and the more oxbow-esq gravelly moments tickle me nicely. the magic band more than pulls their weight, there is not a single dull moment in any of these songs.

for people who found out about mr. bungle from will wood

      tracklist

1. The Floppy Boot Stomp
2. Tropical Hot Dog Night
3. Ice Rose ×
4. Harry Irene
5. You Know You're a Man
6. Bat Chain Puller ★
7. When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy
8. Owed t' Alex
9. Candle Mambo
10. Love Lies
11. Suction Prints
12. Apes-ma

art rock

★★★

some really beautiful moments (all of which are in the latter half), but mostly doesn't do it for me. No One Noticed is a classic art rock cut that does just enough without doing too much. the second half takes a more ambient focus and is where this album really shines. he's has always been great at creating space and there's plenty here, it gives you room to breathe and allows for him to create these incredibly lush soundscapes. brian eno is a wizard don't get me wrong, and while this is pretty reminiscent of some early talking heads, it doesn't quite reach the heights he would with other artists. i see why people fw him so much but respectfully i will never be listening to this again

for people who thought listening to 100 gecs in 2020 made you really cool

      tracklist

1. No One Receiving
2. Backwater
3. Kurt's Rejoinder ×
4. Energy Fools the Magician
5. King's Lead Hat
6. Here He Comes ★
7. Julie With...
8. By This River
9. Through Hollow Lands (For Harold Budd)
10. Spider and I

post-hardcore | noise rock

★★★★½

i don't know what's going on but girl yesss

one of my favorite types of album is "unknown band rises to the top of rym charts in like 2 days". this is a phenomenal example of that type of album, and it's one that fully deserved its climb. for a noise rock album there's actually a decent amount of dance influence at points which i found really fun. looking back through the tracklist i was surprised to see only one song over 4 minutes, they do a really great job at building tension and release in relatively short bursts.

if you've ever once liked a post-hardcore album you need to listen to this

      tracklist

1. Alt går over, noe varer
2. Schäfer
3. Amor fati ★
4. MP5
5. Festen som aldri stopper ×
6. God gutt
7. Hvilke splinter
8. Av liv treffer
9. King Spud
10. Rød bic
11. Heute ist mein tag
12. Ditt hjertes Hizbollah
13. Ultraøyer

alternative rock

★★★½

i'm not as big of a fan of early alternative rock as i'd like to be and i can't really place my finger on why. but the replacements offer a pleasing experience filled to the brim with teenage angst with a few hints of hardcore punk on songs like Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out and in the vocals at other points. it's not quite punk but not exactly classic rock and roll. for its time, Let It Be was a much more unique experience than it is now. it's brash and bold but beautifully soft at points, it's a delicate balance of punk and more acoustic based songs and they pull it off well. so what do i conclude from this? yeah it's pretty alright. unfortunately we now live in a time where teenage angst is cliche, and that sentiment has rooted itself deep into my mind. but i mean knowing what it is and also taking into account the time period, i feel forced to give it a couple pity points

for people whos dad is/was obsessed with rocksmith

      tracklist

1. I Will Dare
2. Favorite Thing
3. We're Comin' Out
4. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out ×
5. Androgynous
6. Black Diamond
7. Unsatisfied ★
8. Seen Your Video
9. Gary's Got a Boner
10. Sixteen Blue
11. Answering Machine

progressive rock | jazz rock

★★★½

charly garcia is a wizard of some sort and all of you should go listen to Películas NOW!!! plenty of wizardry going on here and i liked it obviously but there wasn't as much wow factor. just made me want to listen to Películas.

for people who comment those "[place] MENTIONED" anime girls under posts that mention where you live

      tracklist

1. La grasa de las capitales ★
2. San Francisco y el lobo ×
3. Perro andaluz
4. Frecuencia modulada
5. Paranoia y soledad
6. Noche de perros
7. Viernes, 3 AM
8. Los sobrevivientes
9. Canción de Hollywood

singer-songwriter | contemporary folk | chamber folk

★★★★½

if you saw my bulletin yesterday you already know what this is gonna be. cameron winter is one of my favorite singers of this century so far and if you've never listened to geese i will always recommend their album 3D Country to everybody i ever meet, the first time i listened to them his voice stood out in a way that that nobody had since my first time hearing geordie greep with black midi. he takes a much softer and more shy persona on Heavy Metal compared to the usual confidence he exudes with geese, with wavering vocals and a more whispery delivery. the album as a whole is much more stripped back with more bare bones instrumentation. he maintains the same strong voice in his writing but it takes on a much different meaning here - it's much more intimate than any work geese has done so far, and there's almost a gospel-esq feeling at points. normally my final rating is about the same as my tracklist average but i feel like i had to boost this up to a 4.5★ (track average was 4) because as a whole experience i haven't had one this good in a hot minute. cameron winter let me gobble it please just one chance

just one chance please mr winter

      tracklist

1. The Rolling Stones
2. Nausicaä (Love Will Be Revealed)
3. Love Takes Miles ★
4. Drinking Age
5. Cancer of the Skull
6. Try as I May ×
7. We're Thinking the Same Thing
8. Nina + Field of Cops
9. $0
10. Can't Keep Anything

art pop | progressive pop | electronic

★★★½

a very beautiful experience by a man who clearly knows his shit, it's very rare you find an album with only 344 negative (2.5>) ratings out of over 6,000 (and on the opposite side, 1266 5s). i really don't have any complaints but... idk i feel like i shoulda loved this more? it's light and airy while simultaneously grand and cinematic and it's incredibly pleasant, 救済の技法 in particular does an excellent  but i didn't get much else out of it. i've learned after listening that this is a concept album, so perhaps not knowing japanese is dampening my perception a bit? i also went in ready to have my life changed forever which was definitely not the play. idk. still absolutely worth checking out if you're big into japanese pop, i truly have nothing negative to say

homogenic for boys and losers

      tracklist

1. Town-0 Phase-5
2. Moon Time
3. 庭師King
4. Ghost Bridge ×
5. ナーシサス次元から来た人
6. 万象の奇夜
7. Mother
8. 橋大工
9. 救済の技法 ★
10. World Cell

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mathcore

★★★½

gonna be real i only listened to this cuz the song names made me laugh. this is a great mathcore/metalcore ep, if you liked chat pile or knocked loose's last albums you'll probably dig this. most of this ep is very compact and tense metalcore, with a break in the form of Afghamistam, a 7 minute long breath of fresh air that i wish there was more of before you're hit with Micaragua. it's a sharp and explosive ending that hits you like shrapnel, providing an excellent contrast to Afghamistam while picking the previous momentum back up

for people who were really excited when knocked loose went on jimmy kimmel

      tracklist

1. Spaim
2. Japam
3. Framce ×
4. Vietmam
5. Afghamistam ★
6. Micaragua

4D Country - Geese | 2023

indie rock

★★★½

as much as i love geese, i have somehow managed to avoid this follow up to 3D Country leftovers for almost 2 years and after listening to cameron's solo album i figured this is the time. this ep's title track is an extended 7 minute version of 3D Country, and maybe it's just because i'm used to the standard version but it overstays its welcome, but i can't hate it cause 3D Country is one of my favorite geese songs and at the end of the day it's still more 3D Country. Jesse takes almost kind of a blues-y turn as cameron takes a more whispery approach at times, not entirely dissimilar to Heavy Metal but still keeping the edge. Killing My Borrowed Time and Space Race also both take a softer approach both instrumentally and vocally. overall a group of solid cuts but i can see why they didn't make the album

for people who were really excited when knocked loose went on jimmy kimmel

      tracklist

1. 4D Country ×
2. Jesse
3. Art of War 
4. Killing My Borrowed Time
5. Space Race ★

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we should (SHOULD..) be back on a regular schedule now. vacation fucked me up in so many ways.. anyway go read part 2 also

remember that if you have any suggestions for albums i should check out, you can leave them here!

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