Josh Tatofi in tier list maybe he’ll grow on me, I dunno. my general impression was that it was all good but pretty samey, and generally too mellow for my tastes- the kind of thing that I wouldn’t mind being played around me, but I wouldn’t turn on myself EDIT: upon overhaul fits better asContinue reading “104: Josh Tatofi (B-→D+)”
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103: Jay Chou (B)
Jay Chou in tier list solid, good. pretty samey, and nothing to compensate from lyrics ‘cause I don’t speak mandarin, but not bad and there are a couple songs I do quite like RELISTEN1: I do like him. His first couple albums are really solid. They’re not terribly complicated or clever, but he’s got aContinue reading “103: Jay Chou (B)”
102: Midland (B-)
Midland in tier list solid, i guess. consistent and pretty good, but there weren’t any songs I listened to and liked individually, they all blend together. countrey still sounds samey to me EDIT: very immediate first impression on the relisten was pretty good, actually. I think their songwriting is pretty solid and they’re fun. ButContinue reading “102: Midland (B-)”
101: Glass Animals (B-→D+)
Glass Animals in tier list not my jam. there were songs that I liked and sometimes I’d feel it, but most often it just didn’t click. maybe it’ll grow on me but I doubt it- my favorite of all their songs was the ‘stripped’ stuff in the first album, and the style of their songsContinue reading “101: Glass Animals (B-→D+)”
On Pleasant and Interesting
When I listen to music, when I consume any kind of media, really, there are two primary components from which I derive value. Those are, you guessed it, pleasure and interest. If something- a movie, a painting, a novel, a song, is “good”, it means that that thing is pleasant and/or interesting. If something isContinue reading “On Pleasant and Interesting”
100: Quinn XCII (A-→B-→D-)
Quinn XCII in tier list I actually have no idea, I could see this going way higher or lower, we’ll have to see. I like it, it’s consistent and good and vibing, though I don’t care for his themes. Honestly, most of the time I was listening to this I was wishing it were StillContinue reading “100: Quinn XCII (A-→B-→D-)”
Triple Digits!
I’m just excited and proud of myself, is all. One hundred artists ranked! That’s 100, one-zero-zero, folks! I’ve been consistently working on this project every day for the last year now (a little longer), though I started it less officially a month or two (or something) before that. I’ve since listened to a loooooot ofContinue reading “Triple Digits!”
99: The National Parks (B-→B+)
The National Parks in tier list pretty good, decent. started folkier and moved toward pop, which I think was not the move for them. I suspect that if they grow on me it will be in their first album- others are fine but very much only fine. They definitely feel like a little bit ofContinue reading “99: The National Parks (B-→B+)”
98: Ingrid Michaelson (B-)
Ingrid Michaelson in tier list solid, pretty good, but rarely interesting and no songs I really really liked, just decent
97: Hunter Hayes (B-→B+)
Hunter Hayes in tier list good, fun songs. country all sounds the same to me. maybe that’ll change as I listen to more of it but for now all I can really say is that this was pretty good, seemed like pretty good country. not particularly impressive to me, but it’s not like it soundsContinue reading “97: Hunter Hayes (B-→B+)”
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