audioxide · frederickobrien · Jan 10, 2025 · Dec 30, 2024 · Dec 30, 2024 · Dec 30, 2024
diff --git a/data/posts/20150202-reviews-pixies-bossanova.md b/data/posts/20150202-reviews-pixies-bossanova.md
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 pullquote: Amazingly catchy riffs
 summary: Without the raw energy of Surfer Rosa and cohesiveness of Doolittle, Bossanova is simply a solid album from a remarkable band.
 week: 1

diff --git a/data/posts/20150222-reviews-the-kinks-arthur.md b/data/posts/20150222-reviews-the-kinks-arthur.md
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 pullquote: All very Kinks-y
 summary: A good deal of the songs are beautiful in ways only Ray Davies can achieve, but the album’s scattered feel keeps it from being more than the sum of its parts.
 week: 4

diff --git a/data/posts/20150322-reviews-kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly.md b/data/posts/20150322-reviews-kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly.md
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 pullquote: An instant classic
 summary: If Good Kid, M.A.A.D City introduced Kendrick Lamar to the masses, To Pimp A Butterfly cements his place in the hip-hop hall of fame. This is an instant classic.
 week: 8

diff --git a/data/posts/20150404-reviews-death-grips-the-powers-that-b.md b/data/posts/20150404-reviews-death-grips-the-powers-that-b.md
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 pullquote: Fucking crazy
 summary: As with a lot of Death Grips' output, a great deal of The Powers That B seems like it shouldn't work. It's just a huge, crazy wall of sound, and that makes for an exhausting listen; yet it works well despite it all.
 week: 10

diff --git a/data/posts/20150606-reviews-neil-young-on-the-beach.md b/data/posts/20150606-reviews-neil-young-on-the-beach.md
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 pullquote: Therapeutically human

diff --git a/data/posts/20150613-reviews-jaga-jazzist-starfire.md b/data/posts/20150613-reviews-jaga-jazzist-starfire.md
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 pullquote: A nocturnal journey

diff --git a/data/posts/20150704-reviews-bob-marley-and-the-wailers-exodus.md b/data/posts/20150704-reviews-bob-marley-and-the-wailers-exodus.md
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 pullquote: Laid back energy
 summary: It has moments of quite profound Marley charm, but such peaks are matched by (very pleasant) plateaus. When I listen to Exodus I don't hear a great album; I hear a good album with a handful of iconic songs.
 week: 21

diff --git a/data/posts/20150808-reviews-david-bowie-low.md b/data/posts/20150808-reviews-david-bowie-low.md
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 pullquote: Timeless
 summary: Between the delicious bite-sized servings of vintage Bowie glam-rock and the brooding beauty of the instrumental pieces, Low is a model two-sided album; something that adapts the format and twists it to its own ends. What results is a delicate and insightful balance of showmanship and reflection.
 week: 23

diff --git a/data/posts/20150825-reviews-public-image-ltd-9.md b/data/posts/20150825-reviews-public-image-ltd-9.md
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 pullquote: Slick and silly

diff --git a/data/posts/20151010-reviews-dr-dre-compton.md b/data/posts/20151010-reviews-dr-dre-compton.md
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 pullquote: A joyous celebration
 summary: A polished, lumbering beast of an album. Not so much concerned with peaks and troughs as with a steady, charismatic drone of all things Compton. Dr. Dre’s latest concoction rides a peculiar line between celebration and reflection.
 week: 26

diff --git a/data/posts/20151019-reviews-sexwitch-sexwitch.md b/data/posts/20151019-reviews-sexwitch-sexwitch.md
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 pullquote: A pleasant little oddity
 summary: With its contagious aura of revelry and high sense of spirituality, Natasha Khan’s latest project initially proves quite alluring. Impressive vocal performances and a rhythm section that proves immensely gratifying in its tribal nature ensure Sexwitch makes for an enjoyable — if limited — experience.
 week: 28

diff --git a/data/posts/20151101-reviews-moby-18.md b/data/posts/20151101-reviews-moby-18.md
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 pullquote: Flat electronica
 summary: Strung together with down tempo drum beats, silky basslines, warming pads, and soulful vocals, it’s certainly a very consumable album, with little to jolt a listener’s senses. This, I feel, is the downfall of 18.
 week: 29

diff --git a/data/posts/20151107-reviews-joanna-newsom-divers.md b/data/posts/20151107-reviews-joanna-newsom-divers.md
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 pullquote: Beautifully crafted

diff --git a/data/posts/20151216-reviews-queens-of-the-stone-age-like-clockwork.md b/data/posts/20151216-reviews-queens-of-the-stone-age-like-clockwork.md
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 pullquote: Grand and gritty

diff --git a/data/posts/20160120-reviews-weezer-the-blue-album.md b/data/posts/20160120-reviews-weezer-the-blue-album.md
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 pullquote: Pleasantly neurotic
 summary: One of the most iconic albums of the ’90s. Weezer were unapologetically weird, yet strangely glamorous, which in itself brought a warming message; they showed us that it was cool to be uncool.
 week: 37

diff --git a/data/posts/20160224-reviews-kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo.md b/data/posts/20160224-reviews-kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo.md
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 pullquote: Totally erratic
 summary: Genuinely catchy, thought-out tracks sit beside tracks that — I can only hope — are fully invested in Kanye’s own irony and lunacy, which in turn sit beside tracks that feel like draft copies (and based on the rumours, they may well be).
 week: 42

diff --git a/data/posts/20160330-reviews-thom-yorke-the-eraser.md b/data/posts/20160330-reviews-thom-yorke-the-eraser.md
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 pullquote: Erratic ambience
 summary: The Eraser is a wonderful listen that comes with some baggage. It’s not on the level of OK Computer, In Rainbows, or Kid A — in fact, it doesn’t even attempt to stand on the same pedestal — but remains a significant entry in the Radiohead timeline.
 week: 47

diff --git a/data/posts/20160427-reviews-deftones-gore.md b/data/posts/20160427-reviews-deftones-gore.md
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 pullquote: Alluring brutality
 summary: Without sacrificing any of the gratifying brutality fans have come to expect from the band, Gore strikes a delightful balance, and is perhaps their most accessible record to date.
 week: 51

diff --git a/data/posts/20160511-reviews-james-blake-the-colour-in-anything.md b/data/posts/20160511-reviews-james-blake-the-colour-in-anything.md
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 pullquote: Blake on autopilot
 summary: For an album that clocks in well over the hour mark, it’s regrettably unambitious and even a little safe. Dare I say it; this is effectively James Blake on autopilot. There is little progression between this and Overgrown.
 week: 53

diff --git a/data/posts/20160525-reviews-radiohead-ok-computer.md b/data/posts/20160525-reviews-radiohead-ok-computer.md
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 pullquote: Absolutely essential

diff --git a/data/posts/20160615-reviews-nas-illmatic.md b/data/posts/20160615-reviews-nas-illmatic.md
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 pullquote: An undisputed classic
 summary: For those looking to get into hip-hop, I would recommend Illmatic ahead of any record at my disposal. Better rap albums have been released since, but none have captured the heart and soul of hip-hop quite like this.
 week: 57

diff --git a/data/posts/20160622-reviews-swans-the-glowing-man.md b/data/posts/20160622-reviews-swans-the-glowing-man.md
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 pullquote: Fit for oblivion
 summary: It’s a rewarding experience, if not always a pleasant one. Whatever it is Swans are doing in The Glowing Man, they’re doing something. It’s healthy for ears to be bombarded with music like this every now and then.
 week: 58

diff --git a/data/posts/20160706-reviews-bat-for-lashes-the-bride.md b/data/posts/20160706-reviews-bat-for-lashes-the-bride.md
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 pullquote: Flimsy
 summary: Interesting instrumentals are peppered throughout the album, but these largely don't evolve from the opening moments of each track. Natasha Khan's vocals are as beautiful and delicate as expected, but are noticeably safer than in tracks such as "Laura".
 week: 60

diff --git a/data/posts/20160713-reviews-the-avalanches-wildflower.md b/data/posts/20160713-reviews-the-avalanches-wildflower.md
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 pullquote: Bombastic sunshine
 summary: Wildflower brims with positive energy, and is a worthy, if lopsided follow-up to the acclaimed Since I Left You. The music is carefree, graceful, and extremely accessible, with an open-ended structure that makes the listening experience feel like a vast and joyous journey.
 week: 61

diff --git a/data/posts/20160720-reviews-the-jimi-hendrix-experience-electric-ladyland.md b/data/posts/20160720-reviews-the-jimi-hendrix-experience-electric-ladyland.md
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 pullquote: Red-hot psychedelia
 summary: "To an extent, this is psychedelic background music, the kind only Hendrix, with his divine craft and exquisite ability, could muster. It plays like a vivid dream: beautiful, chaotic, and vigorous. This is prime Hendrix."
 week: 62

diff --git a/data/posts/20160810-reviews-eels-daisies-of-the-galaxy.md b/data/posts/20160810-reviews-eels-daisies-of-the-galaxy.md
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 pullquote: Summertime nihilism
 summary: Daisies of the Galaxy is a beautiful place to be for a time, but it isn’t a masterpiece. It’s the black dog curling up in your lap and wagging its tail. We savour that frame of mind more than we care to admit, I think.
 week: 65

diff --git a/data/posts/20160817-reviews-the-smashing-pumpkins-gish.md b/data/posts/20160817-reviews-the-smashing-pumpkins-gish.md
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 pullquote: Gloriously grubby
 summary: The record is a rich and gloriously grubby collage of sounds. It stands strong in a place somewhere between Pixies and Nirvana, with an added injection of psychedelic rock to ensure The Pumpkins nail down a sound of their own.

diff --git a/data/posts/20160824-reviews-fat-freddys-drop-based-on-a-true-story.md b/data/posts/20160824-reviews-fat-freddys-drop-based-on-a-true-story.md
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 pullquote: A smooth fabric of sound
 summary: True to its reggae roots, the album’s mood is consistently mellow, providing an ideal vibe for those warm summer evenings. It flows at a steady tempo and seldom threatens to move away from it.
 week: 67

diff --git a/data/posts/20160907-reviews-frank-ocean-channel-orange.md b/data/posts/20160907-reviews-frank-ocean-channel-orange.md
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 pullquote: The antithesis of pop-fodder
 summary: Channel Orange represents personal freedom, and it’s a liberation that Ocean experiences as an artist as well as a man. It smoothly shifts from ’90s R&B to psychedelic funk, and pretty much everything else on the way as Ocean displays great skill and confidence as a songwriter.
 week: 69

diff --git a/data/posts/20160914-reviews-mia-aim.md b/data/posts/20160914-reviews-mia-aim.md
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 pullquote: A drab farewell
 summary: If any generalisation can be made about AIM, it’s that it’s splintered.
   Almost every song comes across like a hodgepodge of undeveloped ideas mixed in

diff --git a/data/posts/20160928-reviews-preoccupations-preoccupations.md b/data/posts/20160928-reviews-preoccupations-preoccupations.md
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 pullquote: Intense, polished post-punk
 summary: It’s an intensely focused musical space, guided by a vocal delivery that seems simultaneously lethargic and passionate. Combined with the band’s rhythmic mauling, Matt Flegal’s harrowing snarls can feel fairly unsettling.
 week: 72

diff --git a/data/posts/20161026-reviews-lady-gaga-joanne.md b/data/posts/20161026-reviews-lady-gaga-joanne.md
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 pullquote: Undercooked pop

diff --git a/data/posts/20161109-reviews-jefferson-airplane-surrealistic-pillow.md b/data/posts/20161109-reviews-jefferson-airplane-surrealistic-pillow.md
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 pullquote: Seductive psychedelia
 summary: It remains a staple of the genre today, feeling as fresh and vibrant now as it did in 1967, and stands as tall as the finest works of the same era by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.  It sounds like a wonderful montage of the ’60s.

diff --git a/data/posts/20170201-reviews-bjork-homogenic.md b/data/posts/20170201-reviews-bjork-homogenic.md
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 pullquote: A stunning work
 summary: Björk has not stopped searching, reinventing herself; and if this unending hunt is the driving force behind her art, Homogenic can be understood as the point at which she realised this – declaring herself ‘The Hunter’ – and the nadir of her brilliant work.
 week: 83

diff --git a/data/posts/20170222-reviews-arctic-monkeys-favourite-worst-nightmare.md b/data/posts/20170222-reviews-arctic-monkeys-favourite-worst-nightmare.md
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 pullquote: Vibrant British rock
 summary: Favourite Worst Nightmare may just be the best album to come from Arctic Monkeys yet. Riffs in giant proportions, subtleties hidden between the pedal switches, and Turner’s Sheffield charm in spades.
 week: 86

diff --git a/data/posts/20170301-reviews-thundercat-drunk.md b/data/posts/20170301-reviews-thundercat-drunk.md
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 pullquote: Mellow musical clutter
 summary: Thundercat doesn’t want to exhaust an idea, getting in and out of a song as soon as possible (often to its detriment), but has at the same time stuffed this album with so many ideas that it drags and becomes exhausting.