Michigander in tier list I listened through all his stuff in an evening once about two years ago. I liked it all well enough, but nothing about it really stuck out to me. I’ve listened to all of that again, now, with more attention and with more experience. After all, I’ve been listening to himContinue reading “264: Michigander (A-)”
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263: Stevie Wonder (B-)
Stevie Wonder in tier list Before anything else, I’m gonna go over my process a little bit– how I’ve been considering revisiting it, and how I tested out some adjustments in this listen. The problem I’m trying to solve is that there are artists, older ones in particular, who have enormous catalogues. Stevie Wonder, forContinue reading “263: Stevie Wonder (B-)”
262: Olive Klug (B)
Olive Klug in tier list I like it, it’s good. She keeps it pretty simple, but it does what it does well and I respect it. Solid B Olive Klug complete, now listening to: Stevie Wonder
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261: Punch (B)
Punch in tier list reminds me a lot of Jay Chou. Not totally, and I think it’s diverging more as I keep listening, as she kept making music, but the resemblance is definitely there pretty strong. I feel that way, at least, which is all that matters for me making this decision. I think itContinue reading “261: Punch (B)”
260: Chappell Roan (B)
Chappell Roan in tier list I like her pretty well. Her first EP, her earlier songs, I don’t so much care for. She’s clearly got an amazing voice, but I’m just not a big fan of those slower songs, something in the melody or harmony or lyrics has to really hit for me to getContinue reading “260: Chappell Roan (B)”
259: Tom Cardy (A)
Tom Cardy in tier list I know a bunch of these songs already, I dunno how long I’ve been listening to him on YouTube. Listening to them all in a set, as albums, without the video, did change my experience somewhat. It lowered my tolerance for lyrics that are viscerally off-putting or uncomfortable, and itContinue reading “259: Tom Cardy (A)”
258: Billy Joel (B)
Billy Joel in tier list my very first impression was probably how much I could hear stuff that Ben Folds pretty clearly draws from. There are a couple songs in the first album that really made me understand the comparisons people make between Ben Folds and Billy Joel. Like, both do piano, the piano man,Continue reading “258: Billy Joel (B)”
257: Sam Means (B)
Sam Means in tier list he’s the other half of The Format, that’s him and Nate Ruess (of fun.). I definitely feel like Means was the real songwriter for The Format. Ruess’ voice is pretty signature at this point, that’s an iconic part of fun. and fun. was pretty hugely successful. But Ruess’ solo stuffContinue reading “257: Sam Means (B)”
256: Eagles (B)
Eagles in tier list after listening to everything, I still mostly just love Take It Easy. Everything else is pretty good too, I’m not opposed. It’s consistent, inoffensive, enjoyable stuff. I don’t honestly care all that much about it, though. It’s good, I don’t mean to crap on it. I like it, it’s well doneContinue reading “256: Eagles (B)”
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