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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)”

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-)”

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+)”

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-)”

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+)”

Ingrid Michaelson in tier list solid, pretty good, but rarely interesting and no songs I really really liked, just decent

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+)”

The War on Drugs in tier list I like this band, I like the sound, I hear quality- but, but, they are long and they are too content. Average songs in albums are often at least 5 minutes, at least, and those are not a dense 5 minutes, they are spread out and airy. ItContinue reading “96: The War on Drugs (C+)”

Counting Crows in tier list not sure, they could well get better or worse with time. I like August as an album, but few of the individual songs, and none of the other albums are as good, they all feel pretty meh, just alright. We’ll see EDIT1: individual songs blend together, don’t love it. BumpingContinue reading “95: Counting Crows (B→B-→D)”