[4/5] punky rock. classics, some poorly aged cuts, fun distortion but sometimes overdone. teenage nostalgia and a throwback to myspace/ipod 2ks era. living in the moment, no ipad in sight, unbothered, unmoisturised, and flourishing (eh).
track notes:
1. jebaited
2. classic
3. feels like i am a traffic light then a cutlery draw
4. thirsting but bottling it
5. shouting match with a bee
6. rumbled by scoob and the gang, thirsty clubbing
7. warm homely battering by the po po
8. economical achievements in the transportation industry
9. classic, feels authentic
10. distorted and exploratory look at capital exploitation
11. classic, mondeo slander
12. public intoxication and its consequences have been a disaster for the dating scene
13. upbringing gentle nostalgia
[3/5] folkish. poetry in phlegm. starts acoustic then lightning strikes; acoustic tracks have aged better but finishes strongly. probably a little nasal for my taste but enjoyed the country vibes. less accessible than e.g., harvest.
track notes:
1. nasal haunting reflection
2. nice harmonica
3. intriguing space llama
4. emotional native american time warp
5. sweet nostalgia about a canyon i never knew
6. unexpected sacrifice through the medium of powerful electricity
7. anthemic celebration of section 8 milfs. swamppilled
8. punky running from gingivitis
9. circle back but heavy rusty grunge
[4/5] very soulful and fun. a good mix of silly and serious. lots of classics and covers.
track notes:
1. begging for the problems to go away
2. classic but the og funk classic
3. big and powerful, let him cooke
4. lonely or just scared of wales
5. classic. bro getting bored after the honeymoon phase
6. shape cutting hip twister
7. like im stuck in a lift
8. distinct lack of fields of green, red roses too. stay in school kids
9. an insatiable desire to be igneous
10. satisfying vibes-heavy interpretation
11. pov my hamster as a kid
[4/5] feel like a dancing fly. hypnotised by powerful brass instruments. unfamiliar with his non-christmas work. less of a fan of bonus tracks. 3.5 // rounded up for being fun.
track notes:
1. the world's oldest profession can be a lonely existence. bro swinging too hard
2. pie-covered fingers skipping down the piano (mmm)
3. fish hatred larping as a fun lipstick song
4. intense alton towers trombone
5. endless (2:28) runaway train of neapolitan simpery
6. words so fast got me calling this rap
7. cutting shapes with stuart little
8. lubby dubby doo woppy
9. sweet times but i can't find second gear
10. scandalous theft of spicy meatball (+wife)
[bonus tracks]
11. devouring time
12. is louis a feeder or just broke? you decide
13. quaint
14. quaint 2 but bouncy
[3/5] complicated prog rock. can see the appeal. outstanding instrumentals and lyrics but the strained voice just doesn’t agree with me. 3.5.
track notes:
1. scooby doo space invaders. interesting drums
2. everything goes so well together
3. speeding through duty free to buy a big toblerone
4. trapped in the gentle whimsy of prog rock
5. ufo x infomercial x getting things done in the yard x big city life
6. perpetually relevant lyrics
7. strong start, like a strobe to the brain.
[4/5] hip hop sample city. angy and powerful political lyrics. brain-scratching sound bites and samples build a collage of sound. lyrically dense. prefer the more energetic tracks.
track notes:
1. scratchy chaotic warmup
2. nice samples, let's go crazy got me acting crazy. feels like a big collage of lots of songs and ideas.
3. difficulties of dealing with a call centre
4. the jeremy vine show, 2026
5. good bars. references both edgar allen poe and steve jobs. BOING
6. dated + conspiracy theory
7. spoken word
8. windows xp crashing ahh glitchy intro
9. fast bustling production. brainrot callout.
10. pumpin again, definitely did not slow down. peace, love, unity. whiplash ending
11. taxation is theft
12. discussion of prejudice
13. return to sample city, pass the dutchie fits very well
14. skulky beat suits the cat burglar lyric
15. deeply funky
16. scratching, reversing, glitching, bleep bleep, honk, plane taking off, ear candy
17. energetic mudding
18. revolution (not just vinyl). plus birds
19. i n f l e c t i o n
20. classic. catchy protest
[3/5] jazzy bluesy rock. melodies feel like an advertisement. confusing guitar track in the middle. 2.5.
track notes:
1. big jazzy intro
2. boing boing piano. sounds like flaunting wares on the shopping channel
3. again giving "big reveal". in the beninging
4. predicting brainrot
5. little bit of a change up. i'm listening but not sure if i want to
6. menacing switchup into sneaky sly beat
7. wtaf is this
8. bog standard dumping but bluesy
9. wolf in the back?
10. splitting the intro into a separate track is good, they knew it was gonna be skipped
11. big piano x vegas energy
12. guitar sounding like my hot wheels. cinematic closer
[4/5] alt rockish with a bit of everything. lot of glitchy fun sounds, some funk, some spook, some alien invasion. vocals switch from lounge to rap to swag to blues. some may dislike the genre switching but i think it works well. 4.5.
track notes:
1. no idea what's happening, but it's catchy alright
2. funky glitchy country folk? like my car has broken down in mexico
3. unsure start, choice #1 or #2 would have been better than the reality. sounds jaded
4. whimsical window shopping thwarted by the taxman
5. spoopy tune, snake charming
6. angy, cell tower being hacked, angy again, long outro displaying both themes again
7. floating through lazy life
8. weird sex ed samples with a fun swagger
9. punchy and crackling, it's a sensation. FROGS
10. sus lines for the current year
11. birmingham bin strikes 2025/2026
12. like an area 51 alien invasion with ballerinas
13. made me think a lot about the lyrics
14. explosive tune, very nice piano
[3/5] just not for me. too many relationship crises, plus all those in the album. feels a bit bloated. wavey and fun instruments help it along. 2.5.
track notes:
1. black eyed peas but depressed
2. swank city, fighting sleep paralysis demons
3. me after a day down pit
4. dancing with john french (from the meme)
5. combo of political story and personal sadness, the latter much more relatable
6. slow and meandering sadness of relationships going wrong
7. triumphantly unemployed
8. the butcher the baker and the baseline maker!
9. could be a manager with this love of diagrams
10. grief processing
11. intriguing intro. primary school phrases, another relationship gone wrong
12. another one! maybe he needs different circles?
13. where are my pidgin words
14. liverpool
15. manifestation of strength