album listens #51 - mccartney ii - paul mccartney

 

a collection of silly and nice songs.

FAVOURITE SONG: Temporary Secretary, One Of These Days

RATING: 6/10

album listens #50!!!! - iechyd da - bill ryder-jones

 

caught some of bill ryder-jones' set at work the other day and thought i'd give him a listen. heard a bit of buzz about this album and it's very pretty. he's got a lovely voice it's very soothing. a very pleasant album with nice production and strings etc. feels really personal. i love the atmosphere: pretty, warm and personal swaying ballads :)

FAVOURITE SONG: Thankfully For Anthony, Nothing To Be Done, A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart pt.3

RATING: 6/10

album listens #49 - after the gold rush - neil young

 

listened a long time ago but can't remember. this album is pure gold in music form. absolutely beautiful. incredible voice. just perfect in every way. so glad neil young is back on spotify. makes me feel a way i literally can't even describe. is also produced beautifully and it feels like a tape its so warm, love the way his voice stands at the front of the mix, it's out there but not quite jarring it fits just right. the songwriting is perfect, not a single bad moment. transcends words.

FAVOURITE SONG: Southern Man, I Believe in You, When You Dance I Can Really Love, Tell Me Why, Birds

RATING: 10/10

album listens #48 - changing light - ironsides

 

really cool. cool cool cool. love the string sections, feels kinda swing / waltz-y at points. this album just makes u sway back and forth, its super pretty. a great group of instrumental tracks that will make u feel super cool when ur walking down the street.

FAVOURITE SONG: Violet Vanished, Changing Light, Outlines

RATING: 7/10

album listens #47 - atliens - outkast

 

kinda feels like this album is entirely one song which i really like. the atmosphere is really cool in the production and the way they work the grooves into the dark feel of the album is really cool. the album cover matches the feel of the album. lots of great lyrics too, just an all round really cool album.

FAVOURITE SONG: 13th Floor/Growing Old, Babylon, Millennium, Mainstream, Wheelz of Steel, 

RATING: 8/10

album listens #46 - fishmonger - underscores

 

i love silly hyperpop and i love underscores.

FAVOURITE SONG: Kinko's field trip 2006, Bozo bozo bozo, Second hand embarrassment, Spoiled little brat

RATING: 8 or 9/10

album listens #45 - u.f.o.f - big thief

 

the weakest album i've heard by big thief standards but still really beautiful. 

FAVOURITE SONG: Cattails, Betsy, Terminal Paradise, UFOF

RATING: 7/10

album listens #44 - capacity - big thief

 

going through all the big thief albums now i've gotten green man tickets. this album is soooo beautiful. it's understated but works so well. honestly my favourite thing (apart from adrienne lenker of course) is the guitar tones. it's almost perfect but i still don't know if anything will beat dragon new warm mountain for me. i looooooooove this.

FAVOURITE SONG: Mythological Beauty

RATING: 9/10

album listens #43 - forth wanderers - forth wanderers

 

super cool indie with a lot of character ! awesome guitar tones and an incredible voice. very reminiscent of wednesday which i like.

FAVOURITE SONG: Ages Ago

RATING: 7/10

album listens #42 - flower of devotion - dehd

 

standard pretty indie rock which feels like it's been done... by a lot of artists before.

FAVOURITE SONG: Flying

RATING: 4/10

album listens #41 - ram - paul & linda mccartney

 

up there with some of the best beatles' and solo beatles works. makes me feel warm and happy, nothing over the top or too complex just really nicely written songs. can't say much about this album because i really do feel like it's more of a feeling than something to be analysed, which is very hard to do in music so i'll probably just leave it at that.

FAVOURITE SONGS: Too Many People, The Back Seat Of My Car, Eat At Home, Dear Boy

RATING: 9/10

album listens #40 - a little man and a house and the whole world window - cardiacs

 

another really really great work from cardiacs, i'm rlyyyy loving this band i'm very happy i have a lot to explore from them. this one is a little more dialed back in comparison to on land, i'm not sure if i prefer it or not though, i guess it's just a different kind of style. still though this band are so cool, i can't really even put in to words how it feels to listen to them so i probably just won't even try. i just absolutely love their sound, the way they write is so interesting. i love cardiacs and you should too.

FAVOURITE SONG: Is This The Life?, A Little Man And A House, Dive, Victory Egg,

RATING: 9/10

album listens #39 - on land and in the sea - cardiacs

 

cool and fun album. love the guitar work and the vocals. just never stops going at 100mph. it feels like every song switches up every 30 seconds, its all over the place! just so many creative ideas crammed into this album, its soooooooooooo cool listen to this rn.

FAVOURITE SONG: Fast Robert, The Stench of Honey, Two Bites of Cherry, Buds and Spawn, The Everso Closely Guarded Line

RATING: 9/10

album listens #38 - where's my utopia? - yard act

 

a real improvement on their first album, so much character and wit, yard act are actually super unique. so glad i came round to them i really don't know why i used to hate them so much but they're super cool, not arsed that they can be corny sometimes and their lyrics are just so creative. catchy hooks and poetic, yet also silly verses, doesn't take itself seriously and just feels like they really enjoy making music. not sure where they'll go after this though, as this sort of feels like they've stretched this sound to its end point, but a solid work from the band still. 

FAVOURITE SONGS: Blackpool Illuminations, Dream Job, A Vineyard For The North, When The Laughter Stops, The Undertow

RATING: 8/10