Category Archives: update

boygenius in tier list some songs I like, lots of songs that seem nice but aren’t my vibe. I dunno, seem alright but not my jam RELISTEN1: the half of the record (the name of the record is the record, for those unfamiliar) that I like, I really like quite a lot. The half ofContinue reading “133: boygenius (B)”

Foo Fighters in tier list I like ‘em a lot, I like the vibe, like lots of individual songs, like a bunch of their albums as albums, I feel like they do a good job of finding the line between consistent and exploratory. Could definitely see them growing on me

Ben Folds in tier list Initially I merged Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five into one ranking ‘cause they’re both mostly Ben Folds and I didn’t feel they felt different enough from each other to warrant two separate rankings. Did a RELISTEN1: definitely think that was a mistake, they’re totally different, and I think IContinue reading “131: Ben Folds (A)”

Reliably Bad in tier list just one album and some singles, but I like it. Super consistent, bright, fun, funky. Don’t like it as much as other stuff that it reminds me of (upstate, sammy rae), but I could say that changing with time. We’ll see how it grows on me RELISTEN1: it never reallyContinue reading “130: Reliably Bad (A-→B)”

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in tier list significantly better than Oasis, just instantly way more polished and better put together, I feel. Not a ton of individual songs I love, but the overall quality is high, and the second two albums I liked quite a bit as albums. Would not be at all surprisedContinue reading “129: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (A-)”

Oasis on tier list I could see this growing on me or not, but I think it’s more likely it doesn’t. That’s the main reason it’s just below Smashing Pumpkins and not just above it, is I probably like both similarlyish off a first listen, but I’m more intrigued by Pumpkins. Oasis for the mostContinue reading “128: Oasis (B-)”

Kings of Leon in tier list early on remind me a little bit of Cage the Elephant, and a lot of The War on Drugs, in a way that makes me think maybe I should go back and try to listen to tWoD again. Later started to remind me a lot of Her’s, for muchContinue reading “127: Kings of Leon (A-→A)”

Bastille in tier list might get better with time but I’m not holding my breath. I dunno, just never really kept my attention, felt bland and repetitive. Not bad, just… uninspired, I guess. I dunno, I feel like I’m being really harsh and I really don’t feel harshly against them, I like ‘em, they’re prettyContinue reading “126: Bastille (B-→D-)”

The Smiths in tier list the albums remind me a lot of Kaiser Chiefs, I don’t particularly like Kaiser Chiefs (and obviously it would be Kaiser Chiefs that remind me of The Smiths, technically, but I listened to Kaiser Chiefs first so that’s my reference). The singles I think are better, but my biggest issueContinue reading “125: The Smiths (F+→F)”

David Gates in tier list I like it, it’s definitely yacht rock vibes. I listened back to back with Bread so it all kinda blended together so I might need to do a relisten of both sometime with more space between. I definitely felt like they were of similar quality, looking at Bread while IContinue reading “124: David Gates (B)”