That Chaotorynth album is so good. Been singing its praises from the mountaintop (Twitter) since it came out. Glad to see it getting some recognition on a site like Stereogum.
I'd like to start off by saying this is way better than Heaven is Whenever. But man, they produced the shit out of this album. I saw them play a few of these songs live at SXSW, and I gotta tell ya, the recordings filed the edges right off. If I didn't already know some of the great lines in these songs, I would've glossed right over them. The guitars are also much more subdued than they should be. These songs fucking rock live.
But just to reiterate, it's WAY better than Heaven is Whenever, and I am enjoying it quite a bit.
This is surprisingly good. I haven't really connected with anything they've put out since their debut on Saddle Creek (I can't remember what it was called and I'm too lazy to Google it). This is some pure pop goodness.
2014 is shaping up well.
I confess I've never listened to Against Me! until this morning because I'm not really into punk, but this shit is killer. Getting a strong Hedwig and the Angry Inch vibe here (which considering the circumstances is probably just projection, but whatever).
[insert comment downplaying Deafheaven's contribution because "everyone's freaking out about them" and i don't want to look like a lemming here]
These Alcest songs are the shit. Even if it is a retread, it's a retread of things I really, really like.
That's what bumped it up to #1, honestly. Not only do I absolutely love the song, but now it's forever synonymous with the Breaking Bad finale. Hard to top that.
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