windsock

Hell yeah.

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Last.fm

Zhanteimi

The Power and the Glory is a contender, though.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

This is a bit different from their other albums in that it is a collection of versions of traditional ballads, thus rendering it more folksy. This is therefore an album of beautiful, immersive storytelling that cannot be enjoyed on a mere casual listen. They’re telling amazing stories here, so pay attention.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

I like this album. The music sounds great, but it honestly doesn’t live up to their earlier stuff, and for me, the reason is simple: persecution complex. Win needs to get over himself. No one is persecuting transgender people, and religious fanatics aren’t trying to stop people from listening to music. If there are such people, they’re fringe, and Will is just setting up a strawman. Get over yourself, Will The best thing about you is your wife singing in French, which is, admittedly, to die for.

I've got a soft spot for Orpheus and Eurydice.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

Whatever the original concept for this album was, and no matter how the songwriters scrapped their ideas, what I take away from this incredibly catchy pop album is this: here’s a story of a bloke who decided to go to Hollywood to make it big, had a mental breakdown, and realized that all is vanity. He became living proof of that ancient wisdom, having gone around the sun to find the moon. It’s got incredibly depressing themes couched in bright, fun, poppy sounds. This is exactly the kind of pop I like: cynical themes embedded in fun tunes. Also, this is one of the few albums in my collection that came from a real life recommendation, not something I either found on my own or was recommended by someone on the internet.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

A beautiful, sylvan album of neo-Medieval instrumental songs. The perfect thing to listen to out in nature when the leaves are changing and you feel the earth about to enter its annual winter slumber.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

This album has so many great songs, led by “Mother and Child Reunion” and “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, the two tracks that’ll have you singing them for days afterwards. The lead single lays the blueprint for where Simon will later go with Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints, which some critics say is nothing more than an exploitation or appropriation of music beyond America’s borders.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

This is a decent debut, but their later stuff, when they find their voice, is so much better. There are some awkward spots as they try desperately to be different. Don’t worry, lads! You get there, rising above the mere fashion of the times.

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LetsTalkMusic

Zhanteimi

This is a compilation album of four Rachmaninoff concertos, Haitink conducting the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Ashkenazy playing piano. Am I the only one who cranks the volume when “classical” (using the term colloquially) comes up in rotation? There’s so much nuance one can so easily miss.

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LetsTalkMusic

Oriphiel

Luv u 2, fam

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