Also - she found now, a nadir? What nonsense is that, it's the most purely beautiful song on the album. Plus I'm dubious that a band could really parody themselves when they only have one other album that sounds remotely like that
I was probably a bit dramatic describing it as a nadir (I mean, it is for me, but I don't actually HATE it), but to expand a bit, I think edging Shields' vocals higher in the mix is the real problem - considering how much he purportedly labours over the sounds, there is a definite banality/laziness/wallpaperiness to a lot of the lyrics that's fine buried in the mix, but feels really exposed by the way it's been brought to the fore here.
Whoa...
My Bloody Valentine have a new album out?
I knew this would get 8/10.
You guys need to retroactively tune the Britney Spears - Femme Fatale review down from 9/10 so I can take your website seriously.
It's just a score
tinkering with his flange
ooh err matron etc.
Also - she found now, a nadir? What nonsense is that, it's the most purely beautiful song on the album. Plus I'm dubious that a band could really parody themselves when they only have one other album that sounds remotely like that
Love she found now too!
Agree (almost) completely: beautiful record. Nice review
Me = 9/10
Re: She Found Now
I was probably a bit dramatic describing it as a nadir (I mean, it is for me, but I don't actually HATE it), but to expand a bit, I think edging Shields' vocals higher in the mix is the real problem - considering how much he purportedly labours over the sounds, there is a definite banality/laziness/wallpaperiness to a lot of the lyrics that's fine buried in the mix, but feels really exposed by the way it's been brought to the fore here.
you're right about the track titles
they're all terrible. Pretty much on par for shoegaze titles though, surely.
That's all I can comment on, I haven't heard it.
their titles used to be alright, though
they went a bit mental on the parenthesises on Isn't Anything, but those are mostly pretty solid names
Doesn't seem to bother Sigur Ros...
just want to tip the hat to Andrzej
and everyone else who ignored the pompous insistence that the dumb titles for this album be written in lower case only
it's great that they're back and all but you don't have to make your review look like a Tumblr post just to suit a control freak's whim
hey look people are commenting
this doesn't normally happen
Yeah
I didn't really think about it, but insisting the names are lower case when the names ARE SO SHIT is a bit rich.