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"My #3 Favorite Album of [----] Dead Channel Sky by clipping. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013785723762045105 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013785723762045105"
X Link 2026-01-21T01:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"My #2 Favorite Album of [----] Triste Animal by Lou-Adriane Cassidy https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016317926081528252 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016317926081528252"
X Link 2026-01-28T01:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Honorable mentions for my favorite albums of [----] As mentioned at the beginning of the month when approaching my top ten list this year I tried to recognize my bias toward albums by bands that I wanted to give credit to rather than those that I truly found myself listening to the most throughout the year. In order to maintain the integrity of my top ten list as truly representing my ten favorites I figured it would be a reasonable compromise for me to save a little bit of space to shout out some of these bands and albums that I want to support even if they couldnt quite crack my top ten so"
X Link 2026-01-30T01:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"So there we have it the rest of the albums that I wanted to highlight this year for one reason or another. Tomorrow (orhopefully tomorrow) Ill reveal my #1 favorite album of the year. A minor hint: if you paid attention to last years list I mentioned a possibility that might inform what my #1 entry is. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017041333332897951 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017041333332897951"
X Link 2026-01-30T01:05Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/2017760613326360718s=20 My #1 Favorite Album of [----] Start Anew by Shad https://t.co/XG6xFlWBkA https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/2017760613326360718s=20 My #1 Favorite Album of [----] Start Anew by Shad https://t.co/XG6xFlWBkA"
X Link 2026-02-01T00:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Anyway this wraps up this year's list so thanks to all who read and interacted It's a lot of work but I look forward to it every year so I'll see you all this time next year"
X Link 2026-02-01T00:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Endings like this are among my least favorite where they subvert something the writers go out of their way to make the audience believe. Like "well yeah I believed x was true because you're the ones who told me to in the first place" I'm always reminded of an episode of Bob's Burgers where Linda wants to write a murder mystery for dinner theater in the diner. At the end she polls the audience "So who do you think was the murderer Was it x Was it y Whoever it was it definitely wasn't the butler.Surprise it was the butler What a twist" (paraphrasing). There are better and worse ways to do this"
X Link 2026-02-11T00:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Cult Subterranea by Celestaphone & Dealers of God This is the only album that was wholly disqualified from consideration. Its a fascinating listen a trippy rap album that roughly takes the listener through a sci-fi quasi-kaballistic journey. The beats are aggressive and abrasive Celestaphones vocals are angry the lyrics (while boasting impressive rhymes per minute) are manic and full of highly obscure references and an SAT vocabularylistening to these songs feels like having a panic attack. Its compelling how unabashedly itself it all iswhich also leads to the disqualification. While much of"
X Link 2026-01-30T01:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Now pay a little closer attention to actual content of the lyrics and youll see that his flow from subject to subject is just as smooth as his flow of rhymes. He goes from: not mechanical - animals - Daniel and the lions - biblical/spiritual contemplation - spiritual soul - soul singer - pop singer (specifically Go Deep by Janet Jackson) - Peyton/Eli Manning (because their throws go deep). So not only has he come up with so many disparate phrases that fit a single rhyme scheme hes arranged them in such a way that none of these feel like random throwaways By contrast I love Eminem but Ill also"
X Link 2026-02-01T00:43Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"-I_ /I by launou + jarxa This is less of an I love this album and want to listen to it all of the time and more of a this album just lives rent-free in my head recommendation. This is pretty much as experimental as it gets with each of the albums four tracks consisting of miscellaneous sounds clipped together with barely a hint of any traditional instrumentation anywhere. The reason it lives rent-free in my head isI kind of get it. Its very weird at first (and the second track in particular has a grating sound sample) but if you pay close attention you can actually hear a steady pulse to the"
X Link 2026-01-30T01:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"My #1 Favorite Album of [----] Start Anew by Shad https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017760613326360718 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017760613326360718"
X Link 2026-02-01T00:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"This isn't to say that unreliable narrator storytelling can never work but they have to be done with care. In the case of this game I feel like the nature of the twist ending is remembered better than the theme it was trying to convey (something about your character trying to escape reality out of denial of his own problems). And it certainly doesn't help when criticism of the ending is quickly dismissed as "you just didn't get it" when it is indeed possible to get the intent while disagreeing with the execution to get there. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021384541412221034"
X Link 2026-02-11T00:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And to elaborate on the twists that I think are most effective I love the approach with Oldboy where the knowledge given to the audience that later ends up being untrue occurs very organically in the plot and is mentioned almost in passing. It's fed to the audience by the writer yes but undue attention isn't drawn to it. And for the "audience brings in their own knowledge" kind of twist my mind was blown by the twist in the "Death Note: Another Note" novel which relied on the audience's knowledge of characters from the original manga to make an assumption that ended up being untrue. (Although"
X Link 2026-02-11T00:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Different movements in the track almost give it a proggy feel including some quieter moments with acoustic guitar (obligatory Metalocalype clip below). It feels like a peek of exploring more sounds in future albums an exciting prospect https://youtu.be/-K0c_JtXqgYsi=XwGkKGfFgA_PHHtk https://youtu.be/-K0c_JtXqgYsi=XwGkKGfFgA_PHHtk"
X Link 2025-01-21T02:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Tomorrow my #3 track of the year which may look a little familiar if you've been following this month's posts"
X Link 2025-01-21T02:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1881523262754308175s=09 Top Albums of 2024: #3 Houle - Ciel Cendre et Misre Noire https://t.co/pAd9rFEfad https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1881523262754308175s=09 Top Albums of 2024: #3 Houle - Ciel Cendre et Misre Noire https://t.co/pAd9rFEfad"
X Link 2025-01-21T02:05Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Top Songs of 2024: #3 Brume - New Sadder You"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"At the outset of this list I noted that I would generally be a little biased toward tracks on albums that wouldn't be on my Best Albums list but left room for exceptions. This is the reason why"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And to be fair it's not even due to the high quality alone. As explained in my summary of the album the band takes an admirably experimental approach to their writing so this song in addition to being excellent helps serve as a grounding benchmark for the rest of the album"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"But let's actually talk about the song itself. The first thing you'll note is just how slow and contemplative it is to start. You're lulled into in a tentative peace through very steady 6/8 pulses and whispering male vocals. https://youtu.be/W85JDXBPocUsi=oXq5pFCXV61uWGx0 https://youtu.be/W85JDXBPocUsi=oXq5pFCXV61uWGx0"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Then halfway through the verse a change. We switch from male to female vocals still in that steady 6/8 at that first. Before long the guitar chords get heavier as the vocals break out punctuating "you'll always. Be a little. Bit. Sadder. Than you were. Back. Then""
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The chorus is a wonderful contrast with bright sweeping legato phrases with impassioned singing. The lyrics themselves also display admirable emotional intelligence wrestling with the complicated dynamics of losing a loved one:"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

""I invite you to grieve new sadder you. Because you take pain with you With you til the end When your memories are through. The joy and despair anger fast on the move. You're wondering if these new feelings will end soon Before your heart hardens too"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

".Because the love you felt was true how lovely to be a new sadder you" (Apologies to the band for any incorrect transcription. I can't find written lyrics anywhere.) I find this to be a lovely sentiment:"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"You're going to be immensely sad at the loss of a loved one. But that sadness itself is evidence of your love and the fact that you're always going to be a little bit sadder is a testament to their impact on your life"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And that's not even my favorite part of the song No that title belongs to the post-chorus riff. If the chorus is the cathartic climax the post-chorus expels the pent up anger that's been slowly brewing alternating between a heavy guitar with PERFECT cello accents. And then"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"We're right back to the soft opening chords again. Peace has been achieved.for now. And that's the beauty of the second verse. It's so quiet again. It's back to the start. However with the benefit of hearing one chorus already this verse now feels different"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The slow steady 6/8 is still there but instead of being a serene lull it's almost like a ticking clock now. You KNOW the intensity that it's building to again. Instead of introducing the song it's now serving to build anticipation"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The rest of the song doesn't pull any special tricks just another chorus post-chorus and outro. But it doesn't need to; it's already achieved what it set out to. For these reasons "New Sadder You" is one of the best-written songs of the year"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Tomorrow we're getting close to the end with my #2 album of the year and I have a lot to say about it"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1881886874186490262s=19 Top Songs of 2024: #3 Brume - New Sadder You https://t.co/OukkGqV7Y4 https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1881886874186490262s=19 Top Songs of 2024: #3 Brume - New Sadder You https://t.co/OukkGqV7Y4"
X Link 2025-01-22T02:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Top Albums of 2024: #2 Habibi - Dreamachine"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"For our #2 entry we again enter the realm of the fuzzy indie but with a hint of Middle Eastern psychedelia. Like my #4 pick by Brume what makes this album stand out above its peers is how it feels like a journey exploring different looks and refining their best"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"At a broad look it's a tale of two halves. The first half feels more exploratory like the band is feeling out different sounds not afraid to be a little abrasive along the way. To that end opener "On the Road" may be the most divisive track. https://youtu.be/vixmS1jtKvcsi=Tu0GrERKDbUZKD5T https://youtu.be/vixmS1jtKvcsi=Tu0GrERKDbUZKD5T"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"I personally think it's a decent introduction to their sound being based on a few different bass guitar and vocal grooves with the occasional Middle Eastern flair. However I can also hear the slightly discordant guitar tone and lackadaisical vocals to be a turn-off"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"In other words you might want to keep giving them a chance even if you're not sold yet. And the faithful shall be rewarded in time"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The next three tracks are much more pleasant with each having different looks while also still building the identity of the band. You may hear some pretty distinct influences along the way. For example I hear Hot Chip in "In My Dreams" https://youtu.be/LzB33a9co2Usi=E2WlzXzr6zUCYc73 https://youtu.be/LzB33a9co2Usi=E2WlzXzr6zUCYc73"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"I hear the dance funk of in "POV" https://youtu.be/YsHnRb9ICdUsi=iYh_lhVTVVUfK-F- https://youtu.be/YsHnRb9ICdUsi=iYh_lhVTVVUfK-F-"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"I hear the garage rock (though significantly less grating) of White Stripes in "Do You Want Me Now" https://youtu.be/WhX960kK1Tksi=Jg2FwKuMgfhcokIt https://youtu.be/WhX960kK1Tksi=Jg2FwKuMgfhcokIt"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Each of these tracks has a lot of playfulness among the quintet of ladies. In the appropriately dreamy "In My Dreams" the guitars track the vocals nearly 1:1 during the verses but have more of a call and response with them in the chorus. "POV" is bass-driven"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

".being more appropriate for the lyrics describing a night out clubbing. "Do You Want Me Now" is more about the vocals with a sassy back-and-forth element between the two vocalists"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And then there's the Interlude. I already explained why this track works so well in the below thread but the TL;DR is that it sounds great individually it still feels like an interlude and it truly is a turning point for the whole album. https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1875002943818371434s=19 Habibi - Interlude https://t.co/Pmv13wZudW I have to give a shout out to this track for being one of the best Interludes I've heard. Usually an interlude track is just a breather (and often kind of an uninteresting one that that). This one breaks the mold."
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"If the first half was more exploratory the second half is wholly focused and locked in. All of the remaining tracks are over five minutes long but feel like a breeze like you could bask in them much longer"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"It starts with "My Moon." The opening notes immediately set a lovely stage with a most pleasant synth line soon picked up by the guitar. However when the vocals kick in they abandon this melody opting for a darker bass-heavy night vibe. https://youtu.be/UzebHgc--q4si=fo0c0_eOI_JVBVEi https://youtu.be/UzebHgc--q4si=fo0c0_eOI_JVBVEi"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"However the bright melody and darker verses are two sides of a coin to become one. And indeed following the bridge describing dancing with one's love in a moonlit room the vocals finally turn to the intro melody. The brightness of the moon has illuminated the darkness"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"If you listen to one track from this album make it "Losing Control." If the rest of this album weren't so solid otherwise this would have been a standout track worthy of my "Top Songs" list. Every few seconds introduces a new highlight: https://youtu.be/i0g1_URDGfcsi=np-F7D8pLDsTGJba https://youtu.be/i0g1_URDGfcsi=np-F7D8pLDsTGJba"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

""Ooh this is already a solid drumbeat" "Ooh what a cool guitar line." "Yoooo there's now a second harmonizing guitar line with a cool resolution" "Ooh what an infectious rhythm in the verse" "Whoahhh mind-melting Middle Eastern breakdown""
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The band is firing on all cylinders here to construct an excellent highly danceable and groove-worthy number"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The final two tracks are an appropriate cooldown. After an oddly grating few seconds of guitar "Fairweather" settles into a nice 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2 fuzz with straightforward lyrics of a bad friend. https://youtu.be/ODoRUDBFqAQsi=2hRl5boqz4TM7vNJ https://youtu.be/ODoRUDBFqAQsi=2hRl5boqz4TM7vNJ"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And who does want to end with a sex jam Closer "Alone Tonight" brings out a slinky bassline and suggestive guitar to do just that ending on a level of confidence (one might say empowerment) that had been earned over the course of this excellent album. https://youtu.be/0YWVHREwuOssi=xAPqEgqiKIemj3Iq https://youtu.be/0YWVHREwuOssi=xAPqEgqiKIemj3Iq"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Tomorrow the number #2 track of the year perhaps with a little surprise as well"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1882245122789892284s=19 Top Albums of 2024: #2 Habibi - Dreamachine https://t.co/Ln8g8U1f2B https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1882245122789892284s=19 Top Albums of 2024: #2 Habibi - Dreamachine https://t.co/Ln8g8U1f2B"
X Link 2025-01-23T01:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Top Songs of 2024: Number 1A: Waxahatchee - Right Back To It Number 1B: @thursdayband - Application for Release From the Dream"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Surprise Rather than a #2 and #1 ranked song for [----] this is the conclusion of my list with a 1A and 1B both equally and entirely deserving of the #1 spot for wholly-different reasons"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Let's start with Thursday what one may call my "emotional" #1. It's a #1 for me because it's a song that I never believed would exist. The last time I heard a Thursday song for the first time was [----] with the release of their "No Devolucin" album. https://youtu.be/kDayuMRMXSEsi=LMRxnA4jcbErYPWH https://youtu.be/kDayuMRMXSEsi=LMRxnA4jcbErYPWH"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Thursday has probably been my favorite band since around [----] after I first heard "Cross Out The Eyes" on a Warped Tour Compilation Album and subsequently consumed "Full Collapse" (still my favorite album to this day)"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Their sound evolved over the years but I made sure to grab every new release including rarer items like the split EP with envy and they remained a mainstay in my life. But then on November [--] [----] it was gone in a snap as the band suddenly announced an indefinite hiatus"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"I still made the [--] hour drive to Philly (recovering from a flu) to catch one of their final US shows but that was it. I could and would continue to listen to their albums but I would never again hear a new Thursday song for the first time. A chapter of my life had closed"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Five years later in [----] the band did start to re-emerge playing some shows here and there (I of course had to attend the Starland Ballroom homecoming) but still I held no hope that this was permanent or that new material would be forthcoming"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Cut to [----]. Thirteen years after a chapter in my life had closed it reopened with the release of "Application for Release From the Dream" on April [--] (very near my birthday appropriately). I couldn't listen immediately. I wanted to be in the right headspace when I hit play"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"A few days later the time arrived. I put on my best headphones and fired it up. It was as if they never left. My life had changed since [----]. I graduated law school got married and had a kid. But Thursday was still Thursday and all was right in the world for 4:29"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"But all this aside it's still an amazing track in itself It continues exactly where "No Devolucin" left off with a little more maturity and sonic depth than their teen years. Their lyrics are still quietly introspective:"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

""Is there something wrong with me I sit around waiting for this feeling to pass Having lost all direction Under false application I can hear the angels call Can you hear the angels call""
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The chorus is an immense and intense listening experience. The "they won't stop repeating" pre-chorus starts the buildup subtly starting to feel overwhelming letting the "Have we seen enough" chorus part the clouds for cathartic clarity and brightness"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And the bridge. Pure distilled Thursday: What is light A spark What is life A moment What's the future A spark How long is time A moment And thoughts A spark Our bodies A moment Where's the dream come from A spark And what is death It's just a moment Rickly howl NOW"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The band has since released two more (excellent) tracks "White Bikes" and "Taking Inventory of A Frozen Lake" but this was the one that made it all real for me in one unreal moment earning a #1 spot"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Waxahatchee's "Right Back To It" is what one might call the "simple" favorite in comparison. https://youtu.be/YL3iHhERWJwsi=87Z6HqhDRZU3QG00 https://youtu.be/YL3iHhERWJwsi=87Z6HqhDRZU3QG00"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"When you write an absolutely perfect melody there's nothing wrong with and in fact I would encourage sticking just to that melody not overthinking it or getting too fancy. Maybe add a chorus but that's it. I call it the "Dragula" principle"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

""Right Back To It" perfectly embodies this principle. It's a relatively simple melody that I fell in love with immediately and frontwoman Katie Crutchfield knows she has a good thing here riding it beautifully across the whole song for all it's worth"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"(And to be fair it's not always exactly the same with little sprinkles of variation here and there such as different rhyme points or accenting or lengthening some notes keeping each repetition fresh.)"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And it's not just this perfect melody but the lyrics as well. Most lyrics on the album are slightly too vague or inscrutable for my taste making this track a standout but this is the perfect balance calling to a former love to "come right back to it""
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The little details add to the emotion "Photograph of us in a spotlight on a hot night I was drifting in and out" beautifully paints a picture of their past. "Your love written on a blank check wear it around your neck I was at a loss" captures the unspoken reciprocal feeling"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Even the vocals themselves add so much. One could accuse Crutchfield of not enunciating but her particular way of singing combined with her natural accent (I adore the "yours" turned to "yers") add a truth and vulnerability to the track"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Or to boil all of this explanation down to a simple subjective metric it's very rare that I'll listen to a track on repeat not wanting to get tired of it: this song is an exception to the rule which hasn't happened for me since around [----] IIRC"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"There we have it my top [--] tracks of [----]. Within the next few days (I have to give myself a little more time to fully re-listen) I'll be sharing my #1 album of the year so stay tuned"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1882616498189169116s=19 Top Songs of 2024: Number 1A: Waxahatchee - Right Back To It Number 1B: @thursdayband - Application for Release From the Dream https://t.co/8VTz4RoOES https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1882616498189169116s=19 Top Songs of 2024: Number 1A: Waxahatchee - Right Back To It Number 1B: @thursdayband - Application for Release From the Dream https://t.co/8VTz4RoOES"
X Link 2025-01-24T02:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Top Albums of 2024: drumroll #1 Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"We finally arrive at our Number [--] and it's an album that I knew would rank very high almost immediately as soon as I heard it. Ulcerate is a progressive death metal band (in case the name and title weren't a dead giveaway) from Auckland New Zealand"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The reason that I specifically point out that I immediately knew it would rank high is because it ties to something the band excels at: atmosphere. The atmosphere immediate and is as impressive as it is oppressive being pitch black and heavy as hell"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"It's immediately noticeable from the opening notes a heavy DOOM chord underpinning an ominous call and response guitar line. The vocals don't kick in for nearly two minutes but as time ticks away the music becomes more and more intense. https://youtu.be/5uOHFoEHCkcsi=sKXd7hnbZHLZMHtg https://youtu.be/5uOHFoEHCkcsi=sKXd7hnbZHLZMHtg"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"In between repetitions of the main theme or even in the gap between the call and response themselves the guitars or drums plug any gaps with increasing fast and heavy fills. You never have a chance to breathe an effect that adds to the atmosphere and is technically impressive"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The vocals soon enter being as low and heavy of a growl as one would imagine lamenting the darkness that lies in the hearts of all humanity. At 2:12 however there's a sudden and significant shift with full machine gun drums and a highly energetic guitar riff"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Over the course of seven minutes the song has several different musical sections in fact including a start-stop segment a more straightforward 4/4 look a quieter interlude another verse expanding on though not exactly repeating the main theme and a headbanging outro"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"I go into so much detail about this track alone because a) this is incredibly complex music difficult to describe neatly and b) every track has combinations of these elements: main themes jagged sections engaging fills in gaps musical callbacks and pure darkness"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Essentially anytime you hear something in one of these tracks you'll never hear it the same way again. It will have different backing fills a different time signature may be missing notes or uses chords instead of individual notes. Take for example my favorite instance:"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"In "Transfiguration In And Out Of Worlds" around 2:44 the track switches gears to a new section with a swing-y time signature that to my ears reminds me of Mastodon. The music twists and turns for a full [--] seconds when I hear something familiar. https://youtu.be/iPKEcdIbUEEsi=AFNN1AsmyxO5W2WY https://youtu.be/iPKEcdIbUEEsi=AFNN1AsmyxO5W2WY"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"At 4:20 there's another shift and upon comparison it's the same "Mastodon" riff again but instead of having the swing-y feel it's a much more straightforward 4/4 arrangement. The music is CONSTANTLY in conversation with itself which can be hard to catch while listening"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The entire sixty minutes of the album is like this with the band effectively going "God mode" firing on all cylinders the entire time. It's a technical marvel but you're drawn in the entire time even if you're not paying attention"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And that's the magic that lands the album at my Number [--] spot. You don't HAVE to notice all of these details to enjoy it. You could literally fire it up and dissociate to the music letting the atmosphere carry you away for an hour"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"If however you look closer and try to map out each track how each section connects to others and fits into the rest of the song there's so much to get out of it as well. This is what I've been doing these past few nights and I STILL feel like I've only scratched the surface"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"This can in theory cut against the album. Because it's so complex I could see some people dismissing it claiming it all sounds too similar or unstructured. To these people I recommend either listen more closely or less and you'll get it. I made a midwit meme to explain:"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Because every track has its own complexities I won't do a deep dive on all of them but will recommend that for those looking for a good entry point start with "The Dawn is Hollow." If nothing else it's the only track with an easily identifiable chorus https://youtu.be/l31Xj44vJEAsi=9LEmnsTYA3ecnRFs https://youtu.be/l31Xj44vJEAsi=9LEmnsTYA3ecnRFs"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"And as if the music weren't enough the lyrics are putting in work as well I'm a sucker for concept albums and this technically qualifies. Our narrator has observed the darkness in humanity sees the unending cycle of death and suffering and wants to put an end to it"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"The goal: to bring about nothingness by killing God (what you thought the title was kidding). Along the way he sees more suffering goes to the depths of hell arising (possibly resurrected) to finally complete the deed in the final epic track. https://youtu.be/674H5DJ7ECQsi=snuhSkcGL5zP9hnD https://youtu.be/674H5DJ7ECQsi=snuhSkcGL5zP9hnD"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Sure the lyrics are a little vague and "generically dark" at times but if you put enough thought into it (again I spent the past several nights at this) the contours do start to emerge more clearly"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"This is the full package. The music matches your level of engagement whether you want to pay attention or not. It has micro- and macro-level marvels and interesting lyrics for the former and impressive atmosphere for the latter. The abyss is calling you just have to gaze in"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"That wraps up my full list of my favorite songs and albums from last year Thanks to all who gave it any attention"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1885167979802874136s=19 https://x.com/M_Xenophon/status/1885167979802874136s=19"
X Link 2025-01-31T03:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"@colorblindk1d Haha I only saw it for the first time last year and observed the same. I get it the show is his baby and he can dictate the casting however he wants. His prerogative. It's just mildly funny and awkward hearing so much being out of his own comfortable range"
X Link 2025-02-12T00:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Subscribe. Okay Suits is a go. Now this. Burn Notice reboot anyone https://t.co/aFdFYCj9oM Okay Suits is a go. Now this. Burn Notice reboot anyone https://t.co/aFdFYCj9oM"
X Link 2025-04-25T16:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Obligatory https://youtu.be/WzZaJDg6E0Asi=IA2be3BbtGdAbqt7 https://youtu.be/WzZaJDg6E0Asi=IA2be3BbtGdAbqt7"
X Link 2025-05-01T23:58Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"If you understand this joke you're way too online. (And yes I did and I thought it was hilarious) Noseferatu Noseferatu"
X Link 2025-05-04T01:41Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Based Easterbrook Judge Easterbrook impliedly saying Dune isnt a great work of literature outrageous https://t.co/Bt3qgKMBM5 Judge Easterbrook impliedly saying Dune isnt a great work of literature outrageous https://t.co/Bt3qgKMBM5"
X Link 2025-05-11T06:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Adaptation of a game not as good or as deep as its fans think to be written and directed by a man whose movies aren't as good or as deep as its fans think. It's a match made in heaven ELDEN RING is set to become a movie from A24 written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina). https://t.co/1jt4NXrVa7 ELDEN RING is set to become a movie from A24 written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina). https://t.co/1jt4NXrVa7"
X Link 2025-05-23T00:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Join us. ive had to watch RG for work since TNT has rights and im now obsessed with tennis ive worked at BR for over [--] years now and no sport besides basketball has broken through what is happening to me ive had to watch RG for work since TNT has rights and im now obsessed with tennis ive worked at BR for over [--] years now and no sport besides basketball has broken through what is happening to me"
X Link 2025-06-08T23:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"@MarkJuang @TheCinesthetic Yes It's especially egregious in the final shot when everyone is standing still in pose but you see traffic moving in the sides of the frame. The motion draws the viewer's eyes to the real world behind them puncturing the fantasy of the musical number. It's sloppy IMO"
X Link 2025-06-21T19:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Yep this show inflicted emotional damage on me. I'd like to think that the universe gave them a little nod on my drive home too with my music player shuffling into MBD's former tour mates (and label mates) My Chemical Romance and Thursday. Low odds for an [-----] song library. Philadelphia tonight As of yesterday it was 98% sold so let's get it all the way there Philadelphia PA @UnionTransfer 6pm doors 7pm laura jane grace 8:15pm MBD Gonna rip it up tonight I can feel it. Great pic by @megaan https://t.co/7vfu6MpP9G Philadelphia tonight As of yesterday it was 98% sold so let's get it all the"
X Link 2025-07-13T02:58Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"@katrosenfield I spy a pretty good book in the picture too 👀"
X Link 2025-07-20T00:13Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Red Letter Media has forever warped my ability to think about Dom DeLuise In honor of Dom DeLuise's birthday I present you the "egg trick" from The Tonight Show. Absolute chaos😂 https://t.co/i7VlHkjbZR In honor of Dom DeLuise's birthday I present you the "egg trick" from The Tonight Show. Absolute chaos😂 https://t.co/i7VlHkjbZR"
X Link 2025-08-02T18:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Sigh.I'm too online So you hate waffles So you hate waffles"
X Link 2025-08-02T18:50Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Amateurs. I've been studying Korean and this was a sample sentence for the vocabulary word (class). (To be fair I'm not going to forget anytime soon now.) holy shit I just assumed that this was fake lmao https://t.co/0VQV2FZrUP holy shit I just assumed that this was fake lmao https://t.co/0VQV2FZrUP"
X Link 2025-08-20T18:11Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

""You have to live with one another." Excellent advice that sums up many of my biggest problems with the current political climate. https://x.com/conor64/status/875757469661659136 A human right's lawyer on what the Left is doing wrong and how it can better achieve advances https://t.co/SAi71TrsfK https://x.com/conor64/status/875757469661659136 A human right's lawyer on what the Left is doing wrong and how it can better achieve advances https://t.co/SAi71TrsfK"
X Link 2017-06-17T02:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Is that.is that an Old One Is there a Fishing Hamlet around We might need to call in Gehrman and Maria. @K1LLB0T2000 @Hackinyeti @ltlmsnietzsche https://x.com/abcsydney/status/971639439410655232 Yikes A 150kg mystery fish was found washed up on a Queensland beach. https://t.co/Kqt2RO7l8J https://t.co/B1EPUG5fU5 https://x.com/abcsydney/status/971639439410655232 Yikes A 150kg mystery fish was found washed up on a Queensland beach. https://t.co/Kqt2RO7l8J https://t.co/B1EPUG5fU5"
X Link 2018-03-10T05:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

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