Kenshi Yonezu in tier list This is what I wrote after listening to his first album, Hanataba to Suisou (Bouquet and Burial at Sea), which he released as Hachi. This is day one, my first impression of him: I found this immediately compelling. I’ve got a feeling, I think Kenshi Yonezu is gonna fly toContinue reading “251: Kenshi Yonezu (A+)”
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250: ENHYPEN (A-)
EHYPEN in tier list I think this is my favorite K-Pop I’ve listened to so far, though I admit that the sample size is still very small. It’s still got what I feel like is, to me, an increasingly core issue regarding the organization of the music; there are albums and eps and rereleases andContinue reading “250: ENHYPEN (A-)”
249: Tyler, The Creator (A-)
Tyler, The Creator in tier list the first four albums I did not much care for, counting BASTARD as the first album. There was a pretty steady progression, I felt, through Cherry Bomb. I could always very clearly hear that Tyler had stuff to say, there was clear demonstration of his passion and his pain,Continue reading “249: Tyler, The Creator (A-)”
247: Kendrick Lamar (B+)
Kendrick Lamar in tier list There’s something undeniable about it, even on first blush, even for the songs I didn’t like enough to add to my playlist. I don’t know if I can articulate it very well. I don’t know if I can even hear it very well. I’m still working on that. But itContinue reading “247: Kendrick Lamar (B+)”
245: Sabrina Carpenter (A-)
Sabrina Carpenter in tier list the first album sounds pretty much exactly like how I’d expect 2015 pop album by a 16 year old Disney child actor to sound. It’s pretty good, too, but I do think I feel that the style is limiting. Second album is called EVOLution, and it also feels like howContinue reading “245: Sabrina Carpenter (A-)”
243: John Fogerty (D)
John Fogerty in tier list I am a little bit disgruntled, after my take on CCR, to say that I definitely like Fogerty’s solo stuff better. CCR is still attached to a lot of the older blues sounds that feel to me to be a bit formulaic and boring. Which, preference, whatever, but that isContinue reading “243: John Fogerty (D)”
241: Creedence Clearwater Revival: (D)
Creedence Clearwater Revival in tier list I’m not terribly impressed. It’s fine, but I don’t love it, I think it’s only fine. I think it gets better over time, by and large, which is always nice. The last album, Mardi Gras, is my favorite my a noticeable margin, which is honestly kinda gratifying to me.Continue reading “241: Creedence Clearwater Revival: (D)”
238: N.Flying (B+)
N.Flying in tier list they’ve got chunks of songs that I like, and chunks of songs that I think are pretty meh, and a couple of standout songs that are really quite fun. A lot of it felt very boyband-y to me, Western boybandy. Which, I’m not against the Western boyband sound, I think it’sContinue reading “238: N.Flying (B+)”
236: Nicki Minaj (F)
Nicki Minaj in tier list I like to think I’m getting better at listening to hip hop/rap. I still mostly don’t like it, but I do think I’m getting better at it. It’s still tricky, though. I’m predisposed against the vulgarity by preference, but even if I weren’t it doesn’t make a lot of senseContinue reading “236: Nicki Minaj (F)”
234: Novo Amor (A)
Novo Amor in tier list I’m a fan, I’m in. I admit, I’d kinda lose track of it while I was listening, but I don’t think I attribute that to the music lacking anything. Whenever I did tune in a little more, I was impressed and interested. Enough that I just added each album toContinue reading “234: Novo Amor (A)”
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