ALBUM REVIEW 1: 9th studio album, 'Everything Was Beautiful' by 90s space rock, shoegaze band Spiritualized by Jason Pierce. With themes of the esoteric, and love. This album has lengthy neo-psychedelic instrumentals with a mixture of folk elements creating a great psychedelic pop record.
Maybe lacking in overall content tho as at times certain tracks feels a bit drawn out, but they make up with the hypnotising melodies and great vocals. Spiritualized has been going for around 30 years now and still release these shoegaze bangers, keeping it new each time.
Definitely recommend if you like folk / space rock (like Pink Floyd)
FAVE TRACKS: The Mainline Song / The Lockdown Song, Crazy
LEAST FAVES: The A Song
7/10
It is said there are flowers that bloom only
once in a hundred years. Why should there
not be some that bloom once in a thousand, in ten thousand years? Perhaps we never know about them simply because this "once in a thousand years" has come today.
- Yevgeny Zamyatin author of 'We'
ALBUM REVIEW 9: 'We' named after the
dystopian novel written by Yevgeny Zamyatin which inspired George Orwell's 1984. Is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire.
'We' introduces more dance-pop elements
than previous records, while still maintaining the tender and acoustic sounds of the band. Self aware and witty lyricism, commenting on the current age and the personal struggles that comes with it. Overall they create an emotive and venturous record.
FAV TRACKS: The Lightning II - Unconditional l - End of The Empire I-III
LEAST FAVS: Age Of Anxiety I
7/10
ALBUM REVIEW 3: The highly anticipated fourth studio album from Virginia rapper Pusha T 'It's Almost Dry' is another landmark in his already impressive discography. With features from Pharrell William, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Kid Cudi. It offers a wide range of musical creativity, with every track giving a different angle to the album; some soul inspired tracks (Dreaming Of The Past) others having more of a trap beat (Call My Bluff) and some even a bit more orchestral (I Pray For You). It's wide range of content along with amazing flows and lyricism of topics such as the drug trade, climbing up to the top, and the greed that comes with it makes it one of the best hiphop albums of the year so far.
If you're a big hiphop fan this record is a must listen.
FAVE TRACKS: Call My Bluff, Dreaming Of The Past
LEAST FAVES: Scrape It Off
8/10
ALBUM REVIEW 6: The self titled, first studio release from post-punk, garage pop band Wet Leg has got mixed opinions from me.
I feel like the band has started off with a solid record, the band showing off their potential straight away. I definitely enjoyed some of the tracks on the album. The bubblegum, upbeat and joyful tunes are great. However, i felt like it sometimes didn't hit with the lyricism at points. Sometimes being cringey and missing with the humour but It's catchy hooks can make up for this. With tracks such as 'Wet Dream' 'Loving You' 'Oh No' and 'Too Late Now' being borderline addicting.
FAVE TRACKS: Loving You - Wet Dream - Too Late Now - Oh No
LEAST FAVES: I Don't Want To Go Out
6/10
