In a somewhat embarrassing oversight, forgot to include Phish Evolve in the 2024 reviews:
3 stars (out of 5)
Phish, Evolve ~ cohesive, uplifting, good jams and high-production sounding album, albeit the song Mercy out of place on the album
2 stars (out of 5)
Khruangbin, A La Sala ~ mellow, dreamy and tuneful yet more of the same
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wild God ~ earnest and joyful suffering
Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Well ~ another somber, reflective album missing the joy and humor of earlier
Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department ~ a bit more of the same, overly honest talk-singing and manufactured folk-pop
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🧵[12/12] 2024 Album Reviews
2 stars (out of 5)
Shabaka, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace ~ spoken word, chant, and my...that's a lot of flute and harp
Ekko Astral, pink balloons ~ talk and shout punk
Misha Panfilov, To the Mesosphere and Beyond ~ atmospheric and uplifiting lounge jazz
Lauren Mayberry, Vicious Creature ~ sincere pop
Sabrina Carpenter, Short n' Sweet ~ spicy saucy pop
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🧵[11/12] 2024 Album Reviews
2 stars (out of 5)
Pet Shop Boys, Nonetheless ~ solid listen, good beats and dance, Christmas song notwithstanding
Mk.gee, Two Star & the Dream Police ~ semi-psychedelic Hall & Oates?
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Woodland ~ subtle tender songcraft although somewhat slow
Penza Penza, Alto E Primitivo ~ guitar-laden surf garage rock
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🧵[10/12] 2024 Album Reviews
3 stars (out of 5)
Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft ~ some good and amazingly honest songs but not her best work
Fontaines D.C., Romance ~ enjoyed this, sort of a modern version of The Smiths and Cure blended together
St Vincent, All Born Screaming ~ consistently engaging, top production quality
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🧵[9/12] 2024 Album Reviews
3 stars (out of 5)
Kendrick Lamar, GNX ~ clearly a master of the craft, although it doesn't always resonate for me personally
Jack White, No Name ~ some great hooks in blues chaos
Clairo, Charm ~ clearly influenced by Taylor, and does it better on this album especially the singing
Charli XCX, Brat ~ catchy autotune dance-beat pop
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🧵[8/12] 2024 Album Reviews
3 stars (out of 5)
Sierra Ferrell, Trail of Flowers ~ storyteller seranade
Dua Lipa, Radical Optimicism ~ surpremely crafted dance pop
Trey Anastasio, Atriums ~ Misha did it better
Gracie Abrams, The Secret of Us ~ solid Taylor-swift inspired pop, with better singing
Sault, Acts of Faith ~ meditative & hypnotic with some stunning beats, albeit short
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🧵[7/12] 2024 Album Reviews
3 stars (out of 5)
Ill Considered, Precipice ~ exploratory jazz and funk, mostly cohesive although with well-timed moments of freakout, supposedly recorded live and largely improvised
Mannequin Pussy, I Got Heaven ~ this is a better punk album than Ekko Astral ~ good mix of singing, melody, and angst
Tyler, the Creator, Chromakopia ~ inventive if bizarre rap & soul
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🧵[6/12] 2024 Album Reviews
3 stars (out of 5)
Lainey Wilson, Whirlwind ~ more blaring country albeit missing some of the wit of earlier work
Ka, The Thief Next to Jesus ~ keeping on the lo-fi vibe of the naughts, a bit short
Magdalena Bay, Imaginal Disk - this one surprised me, solid techno-synth pop ~ the songs Image and Death & Romance are bangers
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🧵[5/12] 2024 Album Reviews
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