LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMymSXUN9nQ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare This year alone, 800 people have died from excessively long rap albums. If you or a loved one are dealing with one of these albums, please seek help. (Or go listen to the new Foxing album, which was on HELL of a surprise.) Do you agree? […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLk8i2zw2jU TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare I would LOVE to know what decisions led to the drums sounding like they do. Was it the pursuit of a lo-fi aestheitc? A error with tracking? Dave Fridmann being Dave Fridmann? (Also, El Pintor is massively underrated and ranks next to at least Antics in […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jllqzVubR2I TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare Your 24-inch kick drum? Put it on the curb! Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! Inside Voice – the debut studio album from singer/songwriter Joey Dosik SINGLES: – “Inside Voice” – “Take Mine” – […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41PTANtZFW0 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare The question is not “am I going to hell?,” it’s “how fast am I going to hell?” Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! Bloom – the 2nd studio album by Troye Sivan SINGLES: – […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arz9Q9qBas TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare Was Revival even that bad? Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! Kamikaze – the tenth studio album from rapper Eminem. SINGLES: – N/A FEATURES: – Joyner Lucas – Royce de 5’9” – Justin Vernon/Bon […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aef2eV7GmQw TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare This didn’t have to be good, and the fact that it’s any level of good is a low-key miracle. Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! Egypt Station – the 17th studio album from Paul […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vNrHoLS1zc TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare My new favorite example of “Album That Sounds Great, Even Though It Was Recorded Primarily On a Laptop” Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! And Nothing Hurt – the eighth studio album from Spiritualized […]
LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgqYYICXKDs TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare Hyuck hyuck. (And, for real, this album is excellent and well worth your time.) Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! Room 25 – the debut album (Telefone is a mixtape) from rapper Noname SINGLES: […]
NEW CASE STUDY THIS WEEKEND! IT’S A VIEWER-REQUESTED ONE, TOO! LISTEN: https://youtu.be/jvEozu4Obfs TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare “Disarray” is legitimately gorgeous. Might be my favorite album closer of the year. Do you agree? Disagree? Have a suggestion for what I should review? Let me know in the comments! Double Negative – the 12th […]
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MicTheSnare This month’s case study is a deep descent into madness – I mean, memes. Throughout the internet’s history, numerous songs have become memes. But why those songs and not others? What aspects of a song make it memeable? Let’s see if we can find all this out, and […]
