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

Trollheart · 02-13-2018, 09:43 AM

Album title: Born Wrong Love
Artist: Weed
Suggested By: Gigantic Debaser
Genre: Punk/Shoegaze/Post-punk/Indie Rock
Nationality: Canadian
Release date: April 28
Position in Discography: Fifth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.19
Kicks off with a lot of feedback then falls into a sort of mixture of punk and shoegaze. Well that is odd. I look to see how far into the album I am, and it's almost over. This really has made no impression whatsoever on me. I don't even have anything to write. See these shoulders? That's a shrug. Wow.

Check out more from this artist? I guess not
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 02-13-2018, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

i could only think of two albums

(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket
Ostraca - Last

Both May albums, my man. Looking for April. I can put these in for next month if you want (ie, they'll be done when I do June).

Trollheart · 02-13-2018, 10:19 AM

Album title: Here Lies Man
Artist: Here Lies Man
Suggested By: Frownland
Genre: Hard Rock/Stoner Rock/Afrobeat/Funk/Soul
Nationality: American
Release date: April 7
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not all of them, no
Average RYM Score: 3.24
Another one that made really no impression on me. Started off well, but then much of it sounded very similar, and like GD's pick above, I found myself at the end without really having heard anything, or anything having stood out. Good, decent hard rock, but nothing special. I'm not familiar with afrobeat, but if it's meant to be African-derived, I have to say I didn't hear it. Kind of boring really. Might just be one of those albums that needs a few more spins, but on the first listen it didn't impress me or have any real effect on me. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. Strictly meh.

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

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**Frownland** · 02-13-2018, 10:23 AM

The band's just jacking themselves off when they say afrobeat. It's pretty straightforward stoner rock.

The Batlord · 02-13-2018, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Both May albums, my man. Looking for April. I can put these in for next month if you want (ie, they'll be done when I do June).

Do that to this.

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/al...nd-mile-stare/

Trollheart · 02-13-2018, 02:10 PM

Album title: SimetriSiti
Artist: Siti Nurhaliza
Genre: Pop/R&B
Nationality: Malaysian
Release date: May 10
Position in Discography: Seventeenth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Somewhat
Average RYM Score: N/A
And following on from the first Moldovan artist earlier we have the first Malaysian artist in this list. Nice orchestral opening to the first track, a restrained ballad , the second track is more uptempo and ethnic, and includes a rap by a guest artist who is totally unknown to me. There's a lot of passion and drama in “Segala Parasaan”, but perhaps too many ballads here. Not a bad album by any means, but hardly essential. Interesting, certainly.

Check out more from this artist? On balance, probably not
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 02-13-2018, 04:48 PM

Album title: Ether
Artist: B.o.B
Genre: Hip-hop
Nationality: American
Release date: May 12
Position in Discography: Fourth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 1.62
I like “ET”; I specially like the line “The last thing anyone should hear is get down on the ground” (or some variant of that; I can't remember) and “Finesse” is very good too, but they're kind of peeping out from the vast majority of pretty standard tracks here. Not that they're bad, just not standing out, at least to me. “Xantastic” is also a decent song; like the melody/sample/whatever, kind of trap but not really. A lot of the later tracks are actually quite annoying though. “Avalanche” is an exception, but overall not very impressed.

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

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Trollheart · 02-13-2018, 05:18 PM

Album title: Same Kind of Different
Artist: Dean Lewis
Genre: Indie Pop
Nationality: Australian
Release date: May 12
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.62
What a strange accent: sounds like a Yorkshireman or something, but he's Australian. Hmm. Decent stuff, and apparently if you've seen Riverdale, Suits, Valor or Shadow Hunters you'll have heard the opening cut, “Waves”. I haven't. It's all right, but is it anything new or particularly interesting? No, not really. It's okay, but rather than being the same kind of different it's more the same kind of same. Angsty teen pop. Yawn.

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

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Trollheart · 02-14-2018, 04:40 AM

Album title: Dreamcar
Artist: Dreamcar
Genre: New Wave/Alt-Rock/Goth Rock
Nationality: American
Release date: May 12
Position in Discography: Debut
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.95
Decent enough I guess. “Born to Lie” stands out a little, “On the Charts” is not without its charm and “All the Dead Girls” is good fun. I suppose if I had to pick a standout it would be “Don't Let Me Love”: that definitely has potential. But overall, not terribly impressive for a debut, and while I wouldn't be averse to hearing their followup, I wouldn't exactly be waiting with bated breath either.

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

Actual Rating:

Trollheart · 02-14-2018, 05:50 AM

Album title: Twitching in Time
Artist: Elf Power
Genre: Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Alt-Rock
Nationality: American
Release date: May 12
Position in Discography: Thirteenth
Estimated Rating:

Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 3.17
Okay. Okay, not bad. “Watery Shreds” reminds me very much of Mostly Autumn, and there's a country twinge to “The Cat Trapped in the Wall”. Real sense of Texas in the bouncy “All Things Combined” and I like “Sniper in the Balcony” too. A half-decent album with a lot of good songs, some very good ideas, pleasant singer and a kind of laid back feel to much of it. I'd probably listen to it again.

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

Actual Rating:

02-13-2018, 09:43 AM	#1861 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Born Wrong Love Artist: Weed Suggested By: Gigantic Debaser Genre: Punk/Shoegaze/Post-punk/Indie Rock Nationality: Canadian Release date: April 28 Position in Discography: Fifth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.19 Kicks off with a lot of feedback then falls into a sort of mixture of punk and shoegaze. Well that is odd. I look to see how far into the album I am, and it's almost over. This really has made no impression whatsoever on me. I don't even have anything to write. See these shoulders? That's a shrug. Wow. Check out more from this artist? I guess not Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-13-2018, 10:19 AM	#1863 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Here Lies Man Artist: Here Lies Man Suggested By: Frownland Genre: Hard Rock/Stoner Rock/Afrobeat/Funk/Soul Nationality: American Release date: April 7 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not all of them, no Average RYM Score: 3.24 Another one that made really no impression on me. Started off well, but then much of it sounded very similar, and like GD's pick above, I found myself at the end without really having heard anything, or anything having stood out. Good, decent hard rock, but nothing special. I'm not familiar with afrobeat, but if it's meant to be African-derived, I have to say I didn't hear it. Kind of boring really. Might just be one of those albums that needs a few more spins, but on the first listen it didn't impress me or have any real effect on me. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. Strictly meh. Check out more from this artist? Nope Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-13-2018, 10:23 AM	#1864 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	The band's just jacking themselves off when they say afrobeat. It's pretty straightforward stoner rock. __________________ 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

02-13-2018, 02:10 PM	#1866 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: SimetriSiti Artist: Siti Nurhaliza Genre: Pop/R&B Nationality: Malaysian Release date: May 10 Position in Discography: Seventeenth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Somewhat Average RYM Score: N/A And following on from the first Moldovan artist earlier we have the first Malaysian artist in this list. Nice orchestral opening to the first track, a restrained ballad , the second track is more uptempo and ethnic, and includes a rap by a guest artist who is totally unknown to me. There's a lot of passion and drama in “Segala Parasaan”, but perhaps too many ballads here. Not a bad album by any means, but hardly essential. Interesting, certainly. Check out more from this artist? On balance, probably not Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-13-2018, 04:48 PM	#1867 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Ether Artist: B.o.B Genre: Hip-hop Nationality: American Release date: May 12 Position in Discography: Fourth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 1.62 I like “ET”; I specially like the line “The last thing anyone should hear is get down on the ground” (or some variant of that; I can't remember) and “Finesse” is very good too, but they're kind of peeping out from the vast majority of pretty standard tracks here. Not that they're bad, just not standing out, at least to me. “Xantastic” is also a decent song; like the melody/sample/whatever, kind of trap but not really. A lot of the later tracks are actually quite annoying though. “Avalanche” is an exception, but overall not very impressed. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-13-2018, 05:18 PM	#1868 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Same Kind of Different Artist: Dean Lewis Genre: Indie Pop Nationality: Australian Release date: May 12 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.62 What a strange accent: sounds like a Yorkshireman or something, but he's Australian. Hmm. Decent stuff, and apparently if you've seen Riverdale, Suits, Valor or Shadow Hunters you'll have heard the opening cut, “Waves”. I haven't. It's all right, but is it anything new or particularly interesting? No, not really. It's okay, but rather than being the same kind of different it's more the same kind of same. Angsty teen pop. Yawn. Check out more from this artist? No Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-14-2018, 04:40 AM	#1869 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Dreamcar Artist: Dreamcar Genre: New Wave/Alt-Rock/Goth Rock Nationality: American Release date: May 12 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 2.95 Decent enough I guess. “Born to Lie” stands out a little, “On the Charts” is not without its charm and “All the Dead Girls” is good fun. I suppose if I had to pick a standout it would be “Don't Let Me Love”: that definitely has potential. But overall, not terribly impressive for a debut, and while I wouldn't be averse to hearing their followup, I wouldn't exactly be waiting with bated breath either. Check out more from this artist? Might Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-14-2018, 05:50 AM	#1870 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Album title: Twitching in Time Artist: Elf Power Genre: Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Alt-Rock Nationality: American Release date: May 12 Position in Discography: Thirteenth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.17 Okay. Okay, not bad. “Watery Shreds” reminds me very much of Mostly Autumn, and there's a country twinge to “The Cat Trapped in the Wall”. Real sense of Texas in the bouncy “All Things Combined” and I like “Sniper in the Balcony” too. A half-decent album with a lot of good songs, some very good ideas, pleasant singer and a kind of laid back feel to much of it. I'd probably listen to it again. Check out more from this artist? Yes Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating: __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018