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June Album Tiers
Welcome to the first month’s album tiers, each album categorized and given a one sentence recap. Full blurbs available on the new listens page, and monthly wrap-up playlist on main page under playlists. June’s Playlist. Fucking Great/God Tier: A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory: As if it could go anywhere else. Aretha Franklin Continue reading
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Metaphorical Music – Nujabes
Metaphorical Music is another very smooth and jazzy hip-hop & instrumental release from the Japanese DJ. This one compares to Modal Soul, which I recently reviewed, fairly 1:1; they both are very mellowed, about half instrumental tracks and half 90s/00s hip-hop songs. I do prefer the sonic profile on Modal Soul to this one – Continue reading
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Transmissions from the Satellite Heart – Flaming Lips
The Lips 1993 release (which I thought may have been their first – but in fact they approach Prince level of album outputs – there are a TON) Transmissions From the Satellite Heart was a pretty significant step back (in my chronological listening order!) from their 2001 release Yoshimi. The pysch rock sound is still Continue reading
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Tiers and Playlists posted!
Trying a new thing – hopefully this works. May’s album tiers and best of playlists have been posted! More blogs to come. This month’s tiers – which can always be found from the homepage. This month’s playlist – which can also always be found from the homepage! Continue reading
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May Album Tiers
Welcome to the first month’s album tiers, each album categorized and given a one sentence recap. Full blurbs available on the new listens page, and monthly wrap-up playlist on main page under playlists. May’s Playlist. Fucking Great/God Tier: The Beatles – Abbey Road: Their best songs + an amazing medley of 6-7 songs. David Bowie – Continue reading
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Fresh – Sly and the Family Stone
The funk shall become you. Sly and the Family Stone are an off the wall funk collective from the 70s. Sly leads the way with an immaculate delivery, raspy and all, going from smooth vocals to full on screams on songs like If You Want Me To Stay, the song that got me into this Continue reading
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The Universe Smiles Upon You – Khruangbin
The ultimate nice, relaxing, groovy instrumental music. Smooth guitar riffs, great basslines, and when the vocals are there, they only add to this amazing vibe. Not much to say about this one, other than if you don’t know Khruangbin, also check out Texas Sun and Texas Moon. First, throw this on and enjoy. Favorites songs: Continue reading
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Lianne La Havas – Self-titled
Like the Destin Conrad album, another rec for an under the radar contemporary r&b album. Unlike the Destin Conrad album, this one was very enjoyable. Lianne La Havas has some great songwriting throughout this album, reminiscent of some of my favorite Arlo Parks songs instrumentally, and some Haitus Kaiyote vocally with the rasp and pitches. Continue reading
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Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder
Stevie, I love you man. But god damn dude, this is LONG. An hour 45! Good god almighty (drake dad voice). Disc 1 has some absolute classics – Sir Duke, I wish, Isn’t She Lovely, and then some of the most underrated Stevie songs – Knocks Me Off My Feet, Have a Talk With God, Continue reading
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The Beatles – Rubber Soul
As noted before, Rubber Soul is the hipster’s favorite Beatles album. While I cannot agree with that (thus far, Abbey Road is 1), i can begin to understand. Rubber Soul doesn’t really hit a low point throughout – which may sound like a very tame statement in regards to one of the most famous bands Continue reading
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