THE COMMENT “What? You haven’t heard of or listened to so-and-so? They’re huge! How could you have not listened to so-and-so? They’re a cultural phenomenon, they’re a fundamental part of modern music! If you haven’t listened to so-and-so, if you don’t know x song, how can you say you know music at all?” This isContinue reading “On the Reduction of Infinite Music (into Musical Canons)”
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203: Young the Giant (A)
Young the Giant in tier list I like it for sure. I don’t know that I love it, but I have no specific complaints and it’s generally enjoyable, I could see it growing on me. Honestly, even the difference between first and second listen was pretty huge, pretty consistently across every album. I dunno ifContinue reading “203: Young the Giant (A)”
198: Eminem (F)
Eminem in tier list There’s a lot to unpack here. I’ll do my best. I think the cleanest way for me to start is to say what listening to this has made me think about the music, and what it’s made me think about the man. The music isn’t my jam. I didn’t think itContinue reading “198: Eminem (F)”
197: Black Pumas (A-)
Black Pumas in tier list I dig it. For sure, yeah, I dig it. This is music you dig, y’know? I don’t know that there are any songs I love, no real standouts, but I like just about every song, they’re all pretty good, they’re all vibing. I think it would’ve been too mellow, tooContinue reading “197: Black Pumas (A-)”
195: The Airborne Toxic Event (B-)
The Airborne Toxic Event in tier list it’s alright but I think nothing special. The more of it I listen to, the more I feel that. I don’t dislike it at all, but I can’t justify too high a ranking. There are enough songs I don’t care about, enough songs I struggle giving a coherentContinue reading “195: The Airborne Toxic Event (B-)”
194: Teezo Touchdown (C)
Teezo Touchdown in tier list I’m feeling a bit of dissonance here. There are parts where I listen and go, “oh yeah, he’s legit, that’s neat”. There are parts where I listen and am left wanting at best, and uncomfortable at worst. Parts that don’t sound good, that don’t sound interesting, that don’t have lyricsContinue reading “194: Teezo Touchdown (C)”
193: Jon Batiste (A)
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)”
192: ZAYN (B+→A-)
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+→A-)”
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”
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