Friday, 4 October 2013

2013 Catch Up #4 - Disliked/Disappointing Album Roundup (7)

Albums not quite making the grade 2013 #4

September 2013
  • Future of the Left - The Plot Against Common Sense
  • Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires (2 good songs)
  • Oh No - The Disrupt
  • Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows
  • Emiliana Torrini - Tookah
  • The Kissaway Trail - Breach
  • Deaf Havana - Old Souls

    2013 Catch Up #3 - Disliked/Disappointing Album Roundup (9)

    Albums not quite making the grade 2013 #3

    July 2013
    • Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
    • Restorations - LP2
    • Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
    August 2013
    • Talib Kwali - Prisoner of Conscious
    • Editors - Weight of Your Love
    • Darwin Deez - Songs for Imaginative People
    • Darren Hayman & The Short Parliament - Bugbears
    • Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals - Walk Through Exits Only
    • YC The Cynic - Fall FWD

      2013 Catch Up #2 - Disliked/Disappointing Album Roundup (11)

      Albums not quite making the grade 2013 #2

      May 2013
      • Kurt Vile - Walking on a Pretty Daze
      • Iron & Wine - Ghost on Ghost
      • Fossil Collective - Tell Where I lie
      June 2013
      • Rudimental - Home (couple of ok songs)
      • Reks - Rebelutionary
      • Major Lazer - Free the Universe
      • Rainbow Arabia - FM Sushi
      • Low Sea - Remote Viewing
      • Bonobo - The North Borders
      • The Lumineers - Lumineers (1 good song)
      • Mallory Knox - Signals

        2013 Catch Up #1 - Disliked/Disappointing Album Roundup (21)

        Albums not quite making the grade 2013 #1

        April 2013
        • Dead Gaze - Dead Gaze
        • James Yuill - These Spirits
        • The Strokes - Comedown Machine
        • British Sea Power - Machineries of Joy
        • Tyler, The Creator - Wolf
        • The Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
        • Chad Valley - Young Hunger
        •  Heterotic - Love & Devotion
        • El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
        • Natural Self - Neon Hurts my Eyes
        • Smoke Fairies - Blood Speaks
        • Virgins - Strike Gently
        • Vietnam - American Dream
        • Alex Calder - Time
        • Oh No - Disrupted Ads
        • Blank Realm - Go Easy
        • Life Coach - Alphawaves
        • Shouting Machines - Grownass Man
        • Kid Cudi - Indicud
        • Wild Honey - Big Flash
        • Thee oh Sees - Floating Coffin

          October 2013 #1 - Disliked & Disappointing Albums (7)

          Albums not quite making the grade #1 . Oct 2013

          •  A Storm of Light - A Nations Flame > Not for Me, A bit heavy.
          • Agnes Obel - Aventine > Nice enough, that's about it
          • Basia Bulat - Tall Tall Shadow > Whiny, pingy music
          • Black Light Dinner Party - Sons & Lovers > A hundred other bands doing the same shit, average
          • Bowling for Soup - Lunch.Drunk.Love > Zzzz Just do not like it
          • Camo & Krooked - Journey Through Sand > Not bad, not particurly good either
          • Danny Brown - Old > Irritates, lyrically mainly

            Monday, 4 March 2013

            M/E 03/03/2013 - Unliked Music, Summary (12)

            Albums not worth a full review/note making this Month (Feb). 03/03/2013

            • Tegan & Sarah - Heartthrob >> To poppy for me
            • Homeboy Sandman - The Good Sun >> Not a bad Lyricist, just didn't take to this
            • Delphic - Collections >> Awful, 2nd album syndrome?
            • The Temper Trap - The Temper Trap >> Same as above?
            • Killer Mike - R.A.P Music >> Too Hard for me
            • The Killers - Battle Born >> Poor, one/two ok tracks
            •  Wave Machines - Pollen >> Cannot remember listening to this, not a good sign
            • Bus Driver - Beaus$eros >> Acquired taste this one, not mine.
            • Hilly Eye - Reasons To Live >> Droning Irritating female vocals
            • Holydrug Couple - Noctuary >> Interesting music, annoying vocals (poor mans Tame Impala)
            • Deep Sea Arcade - Outlands >> A bit too much oooohing and aaahhhhing for my liking
            • The Dark Flowers - Radioland >> Just didn't like it, doesn't work for me.


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