Pod – tunafruitsandwitch

319: Loud Lucy (A-)

Loud Lucy in tier list There’s just the one album. It was recommended to me by someone who was in Chicago while they were around, who knew a guy who knew the band personally, someone who’d once helped man the merch table at a gig Loud Lucy was co-heading with Weezer. I liked it, butContinue reading “319: Loud Lucy (A-)”

318: Bruno Mars (B)

Bruno Mars in tier list I did not realize how much Bruno Mars I… not how much I knew, but how much I knew well. Most of that from his debut album, no less. There were so many songs I knew by heart already, songs I grew up with on the radio—and I grew upContinue reading “318: Bruno Mars (B)”

317: The Tragically Hip (B+)

The Tragically Hip in tier list Some specifics on things I liked or didn’t like or thought or felt or whatever: I feel like they shine on their slower songs, where they have more emphasis on melody and on lyricism and on emotion. Those songs still aren’t always my favorite, but I tend to likeContinue reading “317: The Tragically Hip (B+)”

316: Olivia Dean (A)

Olivia Dean in tier list This is pretty much a homerun, I think. I enjoyed it very much very quickly, and I liked it more and more as I listened. The music was consistently extremely pleasant to listen to, with complexities introduced through texture and production that really vibes with me. I think the lyricismContinue reading “316: Olivia Dean (A)”

315: Nirvana (B-)

Nirvana in tier list I dunno how long Nirvana’s been on my list. Kinda forever? It’s just such a huge name, it’s iconic. I think I kinda flip flop between going out of my way to listen to those kinds of artists and band. They help me understand how other people contextualize music (and giveContinue reading “315: Nirvana (B-)”

314: LITE (B-)

LITE in tier list I admit, I’m kinda bummed by this. I was looking forward to it, and the first couple albums had me excited. It’s instrumental, it came into my attention as part of my math rock investigations. I think their first two albums, and also maybe their fourth, are the ones that feelContinue reading “314: LITE (B-)”

313: Justin Bieber (B+)

Justin Bieber in tier list This was a bit of an interesting listen for me because Justin Bieber is hugely famous, a major cultural touchstone, and yet I really only have such an incredibly superficial awareness of his presence. I had a preexisting conception of him, I felt like I knew his vibe, and atContinue reading “313: Justin Bieber (B+)”

312: Liam Gallagher (B)

Liam Gallagher in tier list His first two albums, As You Were and Why Me? Why Not., I liked quite a bit. His second two, C’mon You Know and the one he did with John Squire, I didn’t really care about at all. I don’t think I could tell you what made the difference. That’sContinue reading “312: Liam Gallagher (B)”

311: Beady Eye (D)

Beady Eye in tier list This is, unless I’m totally wrong, Oasis after Noel left. Dunno why I put it off for so long—I did Oasis and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds pretty close to back to back, and just left Liam in the lurch, I guess. My b. I like it fine enough. IContinue reading “311: Beady Eye (D)”

310: wave to earth (B-)

wave to earth in tier list Ack! So late on this! End of the semester is a lame excuse but so it goes. I listened to all the EPs and the one LP so many times. At least four times each. I liked them all decently well, they were a pleasant time, but that’s notContinue reading “310: wave to earth (B-)”