Navyofbadgals Posted December 21, 2019 Author Posted December 21, 2019 #30 BANKS - III Alternative R&B When this first came out, I called it her best album too date, which may have been an overstatement, though it's certainly not that bad either. My big problem with The Altar was that it was so boring and faceless in places, besides the obvious standout tracks. This album on the other hand might not have a Gemini Feed, but it is a lot more consistent. Also think her vocals aren't amazing on every track here (but sometimes it works, like on Look What You're Doing To Me). All in all a nice album with some confident tracks and some more emotional tracks, though it's clear that she has yet to reach her peak creatively #29 LÉON - LÉON Pop Idk where Sweden gets all these pop girls from, but I'm satisfied tbh! This is a really fun pop album, from LÉON who has a really lovely unique deep voice. This is a really consistent and fun pop album. It's not the best album you'll hear this year, nor does it push any boundaries in the process or show great craftmanship, but it's just really enjoyable. An enjoyable pop album from start to finish. #28 Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life Art Pop This is a really beautiful and solid debut album with a lot of fun moments here and there. My biggest issue is that this also occasionally serves your standard indie sleepy girl, which isn't terrible but it won't get her far. Still good debut album xo #27 Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow Indie Pop Very atmospheric and moody at points, which sometimes really works in the album's favor (like on Jupiter 4), but I can't lie in saying that this didn't click instantly and doesn't click with each listen either. There is a really great album here, but it's hard to always connect to it #26 Rex Orange County - Pony Indie Pop Feel like I'm the only one who liked it This is just another nice collection of tracks of ROC, will say that the vocals are a lil more rough than his previous record, but other than that an enjoyable album and an album you kinda expect from him. Unlike many other artists, he clearly has reached its peak potential, which is okay but eaux well #25 Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe Indie Pop Really fun and diverse debut album from Yanya, who also has a lovely voice. The album as a whole is somewhat tainted by a concept that is a bit lost on me, especially on the interludes which are somewhat fun to have incorporated but I'm lost on their purpose here. Still, really a fun album. #24 Tinashe - Songs For You Alternative R&B I wasn't even sure if I should check this out in the first place, considering Joyride was pretty much unlistenable (sue me), but this is actually really nice. There are some 'aquarius' vibes on here with standouts like Stormy Weather, but there's also a lot of contemporary R&B. That occasionally gives Tinashe shining moments, and in other songs it's just another cont. R&B song. Which is not bad, but not necessary. #23 Hatchie - Keepsake Dream Pop Obsessed is honestly that song huh. Great debut album, though it wasn't as memorable as I'd want it to be. #22 King Princess - Cheap Queen Pop Really great debut album [100000]. And now we're on it, the title track is trash sue me #21 Vampire Weekend - Father of The Bride Indie Pop There are some really fun and well-crafted tracks on here, with considerable help from Steve Lacy and Danielle Haim who both give this album the most standout tracks. The biggest problem here is that it's so overly long (18 tracks), and clearly not all are needed here, as some are more generic/less inspiring than others. There's a great 12-track album in here, now it's an 18 track album with not necessarily any bad songs, but many songs that aren't necessarily the best you'll ever hear
Navyofbadgals Posted December 21, 2019 Author Posted December 21, 2019 Spoiler On 12/18/2019 at 11:08 PM, worldwide angel said: sunshine kitty shade.... but i stan mz. bagels so idc the gift the rest serving eclecticism realness and taste x Taste is my 2nd name On 12/19/2019 at 2:15 AM, Moonlightbae said: Sunshine Kitty so low don't know the rest x well it deserved to be On 12/19/2019 at 2:30 AM, Legend E said: Choices the right ones yeah On 12/19/2019 at 8:36 AM, Lazuli said: the japanese house is a cute gorl indeed designer is ok! thank you ms lazuli On 12/19/2019 at 9:14 AM, TheWayWeWere said: we love some Gift drags Sunshine Kitty being so low well it deserved to be [2] On 12/19/2019 at 11:34 AM, Remmy said: You won last time but I only know MINT from these and it was alright None of the new songs managed to outpeak No Roots. I've heard a few snippets of some Wallows songs but apparently they weren't strong enough to make me listen in full well, your loss On 12/19/2019 at 3:39 PM, BlackoutZone said: The Japanese House and Alice Merton album were ok for one listen I guess Perched for higher positions well On 12/19/2019 at 6:14 PM, Tsareena said: Billie Marten mint was cute, good at falling an album Adia Victoria cute album Aldous you better stan ms. Marten 22 hours ago, Sempiternal said: Tove Lo the Disco **** singer 19 hours ago, potent said: I haven't heard any of these, but I'm kind of interested in Alice's since I liked No Roots, I don't really know anything else from her though. Wallows also seems interesting from what you wrote, I know it's Dylan's band but I think I've only heard a song or two here and there. I think you'll like those two, don't expect too much, but both are still enjoyable albums 11 hours ago, K$Ellie said: Agrih on Japanese House, cute album but it didn't really stick 10 hours ago, Mark Rih said: X 100PRE. yup yup yup yup did it for you str8 king in other news my phone is officially dead and I can't get a new one until the 27th
Remmy Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Okay you won before, lost last time and now you've won AGAIN We love a flip flop, speaking of which that's what nearly everything in this set is Songs for You is nice, I'm happy that Tinashe is back to serving quality. Heard It In a Past Life, Keepsake & Cheap Queen oh yeah we love that trio for sure Not liking CQ (song), hmm Wow another person not giving Maggie the complete respect she deserves - how unfortunate!
Pink Matter Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 I love Bad Bunny's aesthetic but I've never gotten around to listening to his music dd. What's the album like?
Jet Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Songs For You was good! I haven’t liked any of Tinashes other stuff but that album has caught my attention
kiiwii Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 a solid set of albums! banks, léon, maggie, nilüfer, hatchie only album i didn't listen to is vampire weekend's.
TheWayWeWere Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 you're on point with Keepsake comment, and I LOVE Obsessed III is great, Banks remains with talent, but I wouldn't say it's her best one SFY
World Eater Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 I'd say there were many more overrated albums than Reward and with that being said I'd also put it somewhere in the 40s Anima, Designer, Remind Me Tomorrow, Miss Universe, Songs for You, Keepsake, Father of the Bride Alice Merton Bebe Rexha Orange County's album was cute for a week but then I forgot it existed
Lazuli Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 pony i only use 10/10 but everything else is trash remind me tomorrow miss universe keepsake father of the bride
Mark Rih Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Songs For You loved it, it reminded me of Starboy and Aquarius which are both in my top 20 albums of the decade soooo
potent Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Father of the Bride is great, although I agree with your comment, but I love the sound of the album Keepsake Yeah Maggie doesn't seem interesting enough to me but maybe she'll eventually catch my attention.
ATRL Moderator Legend E Posted December 22, 2019 ATRL Moderator Posted December 22, 2019 A rarity to see you having taste but congrats for stanning Maggie
Navyofbadgals Posted December 23, 2019 Author Posted December 23, 2019 #20 Harry Styles - Fine Line Pop Rock Solid follow up to his debut record. Fine Line is a lot more colorful, diverse and fun, compared to its predecessor. I will say that there are a few duds here and there, that shows me that Harry isn´t quite there yet for his full potential. #19 Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Electropop Well this for sure is.. interesting Think Billie delivered quite a solid debut album and actually managed to differentiate herself a bit more. Her early work was good too, but she was just one of the indie girls, strongly living up to the Lorde and Lana print. With the album, this gets mixed with poppy 'yeezus' sounds, and the result is surprising. There are plenty of great tracks here, though not all tracks grab my attention as much and over time I haven't returned to it as often. It'll be interesting to see where she'll go from here #18 Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next Pop Some.. interesting things going on in here The lead of this has such a great concept, and in my opinion, it was Ariana's first true MPG moment. The album itself is probably the most consistent and cohesive Ariana record to date, though it lacks the highs or the replay value that other albums have. Some songs sound either dated, or are just not that worthy of replaying, so I don't know if time was really nice to this album. Some songs have aged well though, but other than that, she can still do better #17 SASAMI - SASAMI Indie Rock She wants what Mitski has. Jealousy is a serve though, and the album as a whole is very neat and clean, and lovely to just drift away in your thoughts with this album on. Though, from my top 20 albums, this is probably the least memorable one. Some parts border on dull at times. Nothing here is bad, but it surely can be more exciting at parts. #16 Sigrid - Sucker Punch Pop Such a fun debut album, with plenty of bangers from Sigrid. The singles on here are easily some of the best pop songs of recent times. Not a fan of every single song here, the obvious album tracks are not on the level of some of the other songs on here. Other than that I really enjoyed this, and some of these songs have been aging really nicely (considering some are from 2017 already lol)
Navyofbadgals Posted December 23, 2019 Author Posted December 23, 2019 #15 Yuna - Rouge R&B Such a smooth and fun R&B album, plenty of great tracks and really catchy too. Not much to say about this but I liked it and it's worth a listen x #14 Lizzo - Cuz I Love You R&B real talk, this is an album filled with bangers, and Lizzo is fully engaged. I know people have started turning on her already and she might be annoying, but this album has too many bops to just ignore like this. Lizzo sounds great in every track, and really nicely melts pop, soul, r&b and hip hop sounds together. This in a way is also an album that is filled with hits, and it'll be interesting to see if future albums could be more an album, as opposed to a collection of songs, great songs, but still #13 Kelsey Lu - Blood Art Pop Such a beautiful and unpredictable record. Kelsey sounds amazing, and the tracks feature great instrumentals. The cello on songs like Atlantic (or at least I assume it to be a cello) is beautiful. Her cover of I'm Not In Love is incredible, Atlantic is incredibly enchanting, Poor Fake is unpredictable and fun and the album features way more incredible moments. For some reason, I haven't returned to this as often as my top 12, but I feel like this one will hold up well over the years #12 Jenny Lewis - On The Line Pop Rock Really fun record. The lyrics are really fun, and the melodies in here are great too. This album is filled with stories, that are beautifully sung by Jenny, and it's such a solid record from start to finish, that thus far has aged really well. #11 Tyler, The Creator - IGOR Experimental Hip-Hop Such a great follow up from Flower Boy. I think it was hard to follow up FB, which through time has kind of become a (cult) classic, it's such a stunning album. I was looking forward to IGOR, and whilst I still prefer FB, I'm happy that this isn't just a rehash of FB. The maturing that happened on FB is still here, but this is a whole other album. Def more out there, with plenty of usage of samples and unique (or weird lol) vocal delivery. But it's a touching album that has some incredible moments, with a solid concept. He did not disappoint
Navyofbadgals Posted December 23, 2019 Author Posted December 23, 2019 Spoiler On 12/20/2019 at 9:37 PM, Remmy said: Okay you won before, lost last time and now you've won AGAIN We love a flip flop, speaking of which that's what nearly everything in this set is Songs for You is nice, I'm happy that Tinashe is back to serving quality. Heard It In a Past Life, Keepsake & Cheap Queen oh yeah we love that trio for sure Not liking CQ (song), hmm Wow another person not giving Maggie the complete respect she deserves - how unfortunate! I lost? when I never lose On 12/20/2019 at 10:01 PM, Pink Matter said: I love Bad Bunny's aesthetic but I've never gotten around to listening to his music dd. What's the album like? I think that the Drake collab is a good representation of the album. The other songs are a bit more experimental (not that I would label them experimental as a whole, just more experimental). It's a pretty fun album filled with bangers On 12/20/2019 at 10:25 PM, Jet said: Songs For You was good! I haven’t liked any of Tinashes other stuff but that album has caught my attention Honestly for me it's just been Aquarius and this one so far (and some songs here and there) On 12/21/2019 at 1:23 AM, kiiwii said: a solid set of albums! banks, léon, maggie, nilüfer, hatchie only album i didn't listen to is vampire weekend's. thank you On 12/21/2019 at 6:46 AM, TheWayWeWere said: you're on point with Keepsake comment, and I LOVE Obsessed III is great, Banks remains with talent, but I wouldn't say it's her best one SFY nah I don't think it's her best one anymore either On 12/21/2019 at 10:33 AM, World Eater said: I'd say there were many more overrated albums than Reward and with that being said I'd also put it somewhere in the 40s Anima, Designer, Remind Me Tomorrow, Miss Universe, Songs for You, Keepsake, Father of the Bride Alice Merton Bebe Rexha Orange County's album was cute for a week but then I forgot it existed plsss On 12/21/2019 at 10:57 AM, Lazuli said: pony i only use 10/10 but everything else is trash remind me tomorrow miss universe keepsake father of the bride It Gets Better> On 12/21/2019 at 3:46 PM, Mark Rih said: Songs For You loved it, it reminded me of Starboy and Aquarius which are both in my top 20 albums of the decade soooo c'mon taste On 12/21/2019 at 5:11 PM, potent said: Father of the Bride is great, although I agree with your comment, but I love the sound of the album Keepsake Yeah Maggie doesn't seem interesting enough to me but maybe she'll eventually catch my attention. Yeah she can def step it up to be more interesting, but there's potential there On 12/22/2019 at 12:20 AM, Sempiternal said: Vampire Weekend :D kings 16 hours ago, Legend E said: A rarity to see you having taste but congrats for stanning Maggie .. a rarity?
Mark Rih Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 Oh wow my fave update so far TUNA is too low Fine Line and WWAFA are great Sucker Punch was lowkey a letdown for me but still cute Cuz I Love You has a few songs that I like IGOR amazing we stan talent
Kiss It Better Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 yes at Yuna Chapters outsold but this is also solid project Billie, Harry, Ariana, Tyler agreed at Lizzo
TheWayWeWere Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 Fine Line has some cute moments, but I don't really like it overall Billie and Ariana are a bit low both served this year Rouge ugh, Yuna needs more attention
Pink Matter Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 Billie, Ari, and Lizzo IGOR was nice but I didn't play it all that much. The Kelsey Lu cover looks interesting so I'm downloading that one
Jet Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 Lizzo she may be annoying but she delivers the bops
potent Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 Harry's album seems good so far, but needs more time to grow on me. WWAFA Sigrid really proves herself as a great pop artist on Sucker Punch Cuz I Love You is great, even if her personality might be over the top it works well with these songs
Remmy Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 thank u, next "it lacks the highs or the replay value" Period! Cuz I Love You and Sucker Punch Fine Line + WWAFA,WDWG? #20 is a nice spot for Harry this early on.
ATRL Moderator Legend E Posted December 24, 2019 ATRL Moderator Posted December 24, 2019 Fine Line and Cuz I Love You I enjoy Kelsey Lu too
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