8/10

I hardly have the credentials to review anything, least of all music; however, these “reviews” should be better understood as a means for me to consume art and record this consumption–to codify it and characterize my thoughts. I write, in part, for clarity, and this holds even about the consumption of art. As I’ve said elsewhere, before, I have Thoughts about consuming art which I will need to write out properly sometime. I’ve only recently taken to listening to albums wholesale, and I have no credentials in reviewing music; consider this more a collection of thoughts loosely masquerading as a review.

For reference, my favorite albums are probably:

1. Discovery
2. Because the Internet
3. Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition)
4. Parachutes
5. A Moon Shaped Pool and/or In Rainbows
6. channel ORANGE
7. The New Abnormal
8. Wish You Were Here and/or Animals
9. Corinne Bailey Rae (Deluxe)
10. Plastic Beach

Clearly, my tastes are somewhat eclectic; a confluence of chaotic clusters. If the list went on, I’d have albums from Gorillaz (again), Gambino (again), The Strokes (again), Matt Berry, The Police, Dire Straits, Mick Gordon, Geordie Geep, Japanese Breakfast, Kendrick, Keshi, Tyler, King Crimson–though not necessarily in that order.

My favorite Japanese Breakfast songs are Glider and Be Sweet.

I’m a big fan of Japanese Breakfast. I encountered their work through Sable–a magnificent game with an impeccable score, truly a must play–and branched out from there. I’ve listened to all their albums at least a few times. My favorite is certainly Jubilee. I was eagerly awaiting For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Brunettes) when I saw it on Spotify. Jubilee is, unsurprisingly, triumphant and crowning; Brunettes is decidedly relaxed and I daresay demure. Brunettes is closer to Tactics or Posing for Cars in tone, though the feel is still certainly unique. The songs off this record are a bit less distinct, but I think this works better for the album somehow; I listened to the whole album around 50 times across roughly two weeks–though mostly when walking or doing work or such. Orlando in Love might be my favorite track, though I don’t like it as much as Be Sweet–but it’s rather close! I’m slightly more likely to listen to all of Brunettes than all of Jubilee (though that slim differential might be motivated wholly by novelty), but I’d rather listen to tracks of the latter than the former.

Overall, I like the sound a lot, and I’m excited for the next project, if/when it comes.