Jon Batiste in tier list I’m not very good at listening to… any kind of instrumental music, really. I struggle to stay focused, I struggle not to just tune out. And I know that that’s a miss, I can feel it. I’ll be listening to something I know I could like, that I know isContinue reading “193: Jon Batiste (A)”
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192: ZAYN (B+)
ZAYN in tier list I like it. Lyrics seem to be fine at best- not really distracting so much as just a waste of opportunity. Which is fine, but the overall presentation and organization was thoughtful enough that I was hoping for better. The music was likewise fun and engaging, but not anything super special.Continue reading “192: ZAYN (B+)”
191: Lana Del Rey (D-)
Lana Del Rey in tier list I feel there are two pretty distinct phases in her music. First half, she sounds to me a lot like Lorde. Second half, she gets less beat-heavy and more slow and dramatic and overtly lyrical. That first half wasn’t super surprising. The first time I ever heard of DelContinue reading “191: Lana Del Rey (D-)”
On Ever-Changing Tastes and Preferences
I try to understand the biases I may have in my rankings. I don’t care about trying to avoid them. Ultimately my rankings are more about my preference than about what I suspect is quote-unquote “good”. Of course I’ll take note of those biases as part of my rationale, but they’ll still be a partContinue reading “On Ever-Changing Tastes and Preferences”
190: Louis Tomlinson (B)
Louis Tomlinson in tier list hm. I’m gonna give it a B. A pretty high B, but a B. I dunno, this one was tough for me to rank. I think the “competency” I praised Horan for is present again here, but I think it’s directed in a way that’s more interesting to me. ThereContinue reading “190: Louis Tomlinson (B)”
189: NF (D-)
NF in tier list I was super unimpressed with his first two albums, with his pre-Mansion stuff. Songs were way longer than they needed to be, with short repetitive looping beats (four measure max), rapping over the top. I don’t care about it. It’s not fun to listen to, it’s not interesting to read theContinue reading “189: NF (D-)”
185: NOTHING MORE (A)
NOTHING MORE in tier list yeah okay, I like this, and I think I like it more the more I listen to it. Each album I think is getting better, or at least moving forward. The first two albums, Shelter and Save You/Save Me, are both unavailable commercially. There was a lineup change within theContinue reading “185: NOTHING MORE (A)”
184: Niall Horan (B)
Niall Horan in tier list one album in and there’s already a bunch of songs I already knew that I had no idea were him. What I’m feeling, though, is that he’s super competent and able, he writes good pop songs, I like it, I just don’t really care about it. It doesn’t draw meContinue reading “184: Niall Horan (B)”
172: Pink Floyd (F-)
Pink Floyd in tier list I give very few Fs. More than that, this is my first F-, and it’s of a band that’s kinda culturally revered. In light of that, please forgive the length of this. Anytime I give something a poor rating, I feel I have to justify it somewhat. This is theContinue reading “172: Pink Floyd (F-)”
169: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (B+)
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians in tier list I think I like this quite a bit. First two albums definitely feel older, not in a bad way just that’s the vibe, you can hear it. They’re solid and I like ‘em, there are individual songs I definitely liked. For whatever reason though, I felt thatContinue reading “169: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (B+)”
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