Trollheart Listens to Every Album on Wiki's List for 2017

rubber soul · 11-17-2017, 10:11 AM

The Shins used to be a really good band. Chutes Too Narrow is one of my favorite LPs of the millennia. Something happened to them later though. Maybe James Mercer had too many projects going. The Tennis track isn't bad.

Trollheart · 11-17-2017, 10:35 AM

Album title: The Order of Time
Artist: Valerie June
Genre: Americana/Gospel/Soul/Blues/Country
Nationality: American
Release date: March 10
Position in Discography: Fourth
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.23
That's a whole lot of genre tags! Discogs even insists there's jazz in there, but I'll wait to see before I add that one. Sounds very blues/gospel so far anyway. Track four has bluegrass tones, all pretty good so far. As it goes on though I realise I'm not as engaged as I thought; it's a little – I don't know, dreary maybe? - but it is good music. Definitely heard no jazz in there though.

Check out more from this artist? Maybe
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-17-2017, 11:37 AM

All right then, by popular request let's return to some of your picks for February that are

Album title: Outside, Briefly
Artist: Froth
Suggested by: Gigantic Debaser
Genre: Indie Pop
Nationality: American/Canadian
Release date: February 24
Position in Discography: Third
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.30
Decent pop album with some elements of shoegaze maybe, though I do find it hard to maintain my interest. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just kind of, bland and a little uninteresting. Sorry.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-17-2017, 12:52 PM

Album title: The Incessant
Artist: Meat Wave
Suggested by: Paedantic Basterd
Genre: Pop Punk
Nationality: American
Release date: February 17
Position in Discography: Third
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist?No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre?No
Average RYM Score: 3.26
First two tracks sound very similar, nothing special here. In fact it's pretty terrible. I'll try to last to the end out of courtesy, but I think it'll be a struggle. Okay, “Glass Teeth” is good. Maybe this will get better. Or not. It just got exponentially worse. If this wasn't the penultimate track I would be bailing right now. Bloody awful.

Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Probably

Expectation Index: 0

Trollheart · 11-17-2017, 03:04 PM

Album title: #LO4080]
Artist: Strange U
Suggested by: Qwertyy
Genre: Hip-Hop
Nationality: American
Release date: February 10
Position in Discography: Debut
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.28
Good start; a little simplistic initially but it comes together. Like the synths and the percussion; even the little blips are good. “Shots” is pretty cool, as is “Cimmerian Shade”, and it's funny how when he's singing “Grizzle” in the song of the same name it sounds to me like “Burzum”!

Ah this is just great. Qwertyy picks yet another winner!

“Mr. Kill” is another brilliant track, though I could do without “Taurus”. Great album though.

Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Expectation Index: 10

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-17-2017, 03:19 PM

wow, didn't expect that. pleasantly surprised. he's actually from the UK. not sure if you've caught any of the MF Doom worship that most of us (Frown, Goof and I in particular) tend to do, but Strange U is more or less borrowing from Doom's mold.

**Frownland** · 11-17-2017, 03:21 PM

What Qwertyy is saying is that you need to upgrade and get down with Madvillainy.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-17-2017, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

What Qwertyy is saying is that you need to upgrade and get down with Madvillainy.

don't think he's ready for it yet but i reckon he will be soon. surprised how he's come around to hip-hop.

Trollheart · 11-17-2017, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwertyy

wow, didn't expect that. pleasantly surprised. he's actually from the UK. not sure if you've caught any of the MF Doom worship that most of us (Frown, Goof and I in particular) tend to do, but Strange U is more or less borrowing from Doom's mold.

Hmm. Do tell. I did love the guy's humour.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

What Qwertyy is saying is that you need to upgrade and get down with Madvillainy.

Thanks. I can read English.

**Frownland** · 11-17-2017, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Thanks. I can read English.

I'm just taking the opportunity to throw shade at the knock off.

11-17-2017, 10:35 AM	#1002 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Album title: The Order of Time Artist: Valerie June Genre: Americana/Gospel/Soul/Blues/Country Nationality: American Release date: March 10 Position in Discography: Fourth Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.23 That's a whole lot of genre tags! Discogs even insists there's jazz in there, but I'll wait to see before I add that one. Sounds very blues/gospel so far anyway. Track four has bluegrass tones, all pretty good so far. As it goes on though I realise I'm not as engaged as I thought; it's a little – I don't know, dreary maybe? - but it is good music. Definitely heard no jazz in there though. Check out more from this artist? Maybe Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-17-2017, 11:37 AM	#1003 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	All right then, by popular request let's return to some of your picks for February that are Album title: Outside, Briefly Artist: Froth Suggested by: Gigantic Debaser Genre: Indie Pop Nationality: American/Canadian Release date: February 24 Position in Discography: Third Fear Factor: Moderate Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.30 Decent pop album with some elements of shoegaze maybe, though I do find it hard to maintain my interest. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just kind of, bland and a little uninteresting. Sorry. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-17-2017, 12:52 PM	#1004 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Album title: The Incessant Artist: Meat Wave Suggested by: Paedantic Basterd Genre: Pop Punk Nationality: American Release date: February 17 Position in Discography: Third Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist?No Familiar with the genre or subgenre?No Average RYM Score: 3.26 First two tracks sound very similar, nothing special here. In fact it's pretty terrible. I'll try to last to the end out of courtesy, but I think it'll be a struggle. Okay, “Glass Teeth” is good. Maybe this will get better. Or not. It just got exponentially worse. If this wasn't the penultimate track I would be bailing right now. Bloody awful. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Probably Expectation Index: 0 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-17-2017, 03:04 PM	#1005 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Album title: #LO4080] Artist: Strange U Suggested by: Qwertyy Genre: Hip-Hop Nationality: American Release date: February 10 Position in Discography: Debut Fear Factor: High Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.28 Good start; a little simplistic initially but it comes together. Like the synths and the percussion; even the little blips are good. “Shots” is pretty cool, as is “Cimmerian Shade”, and it's funny how when he's singing “Grizzle” in the song of the same name it sounds to me like “Burzum”! Ah this is just great. Qwertyy picks yet another winner! “Mr. Kill” is another brilliant track, though I could do without “Taurus”. Great album though. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Expectation Index: 10 __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-17-2017, 03:21 PM	#1007 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	What Qwertyy is saying is that you need to upgrade and get down with Madvillainy. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x