andconham's Diary

Given the discourse, I expected much worse. No it's not their best album, and it's a bold choice after a 6 year break between albums. For all the talk about auto tune, there's only maybe 2 tracks where I thought it was detrimental, the opener in particular. Outside of that the usual Strokes charm is…

This is a beautiful listen. The usual Radiohead melancholy with electronic inspiration. Album flows well, instrumentally beautiful, great vocals and just great tracks all over this. Favorite Tracks: - 15 Step - Bodysnatchers - Nude - Weird Fishes - All I Need - House Of Cards - Jigsaw Falling Into…

It's a bit different from other Radiohead releases. Being more of a soundscape long form experience, rather than having any defined singles. It's a great listen, I just prefer other albums from these guys. Favourite Tracks: - Everything in its Right Place - How to Dissapear Completely - Optimistic…

A pretty, transporting dream pop / shoegaze album here. On first listen I didn't find much that grabbed me but I just let it loop and I was fully with the vibe after a while. The production is nice, and I love the fuzzier guitars that come towards the back end of the album. Best enjoyed as a full al…

This feels a little toothless compared to their earlier releases. Listened multiple times hoping something would grab me but it never really did. Not bad by any means, but will likely be forgotten pretty soon. Favourite Tracks: - Time Waster - Wired

He didn't reinvent the wheel here, but the callback to his earlier style was welcome after a string of pop hits. The production is great throughout also, particularly the Gesafelstein tracks. Favourite Tracks: - Call Out My Name - Wasted Times - I Was Never There - Hurt You

Was drawn to this album by the Robert Smith Feature, paired with a track named 'The Cure'. Unsurprisingly these were my two favourite songs on here. First half had me thinking I'm not really the target demographic for this music, but I quite enjoyed the second half. Favourite Tracks: - honeybee -…

Billie not at the height of her powers here, but this was a good sign of things to come. Catchy, cynical bedroom pop done right. She would obviously go on to expand and improve on this formula, but this was a good starting point. Favourite Tracks: - Copycat - my boy - party favor - bellyache - ocea…

An intriguing album that didn't always click with me. It's unique, even to this day and the influence on what came after is undeniable. My enjoyment of it only goes so far though. Favourite Tracks: - Sunday Morning - I'm Waiting for the Man - Venus in Furs - Heroin

It doesn't take long to see the similarities to Deftones in the first track, as the album continues it starts to sound like much of the alt rock of the 90s. It's not bad, but lacks the character of their contemporaries. Also, the vocals are quite monotone, which works for some Tracks but not for oth…

Nostalgia evoking brit-pop, that has aged quite well. The singles obviously stand out but the lesser known tracks all hold their own as well, with great melodies and catchy lyrics. All capped off by maybe their best song in Champagne Supernova. Favourite Tracks: - Roll With It - Wonderwall - Don't…

This EP got a lot of play in my teen years, and I think was my introduction to Deathcore. It pretty barebones compared to what would come after, and it definitely a product of its time. The pug squeals get a bit ridiculous, but largely the vocals are pretty good. The instrumentals have a good raw fe…

A brick wall of an album that punches through you for it's brief 20 minute runtime. The vocals are brutal, as are the breakdowns. There' ls no breathing room for better or for worse, I'll have to check out their latest release to see how this style plays out for a full length album. Favourite Trac…

An album conceived out of tragedy, with the recent loss of The Rev influencing many moments on this album. Stylistically this album can be a bit all over the place, and the lyrics can be a bit silly as usual. But intrumentally this is great, and the album is full of great melodies. Favourite Tracks…

Some breezy yacht rock, that breezes by and makes you feel warm. I'm a sucker for the harmonies on here, not every track feels necessary though. Favourite Tracks: - Take It Easy - Witchy Woman - Nightingale - The the Devil - Peaceful Easy Feeling

These guys aren't quite there yet for me. I appreciate that someone is making this style of music in 2026, and I do enjoy this album. It's just lacking a little something to put it over for me. Hopefully their future releases click a little better. Favourite Tracks: - Crucible - Tomb - Wrath

A fun alt rock/emo combination that adds an arena rock styling to AFI's already established post-hardcore sound. The lyrics are a bit sappy at times but it's all catchy and has aged quite well I think. Favourite Tracks: - Kill Caustic - Miss Murder - Love Like Winter - Affliction

I expected to enjoy this more than I did, I think maybe a few more listens will solidify it a bit more for me though. It's pretty noisy and messy sound (intentionally so), and some of the more ambient sections drone on a little too long. But there is a lot to like here as well, with a punky attitude…

I mean, I love that one riff that plays throughout nearly the whole album. But there's not really enough variety here to bring me back. Great movie though.

From memory, this is my least favourite SOAD album. The vocals are at times grating, and the songwriting a times is bad. But it's so unique it still manages to hold your attention, and there are some good peaks on here. Favourite Tracks: - Attack - Hypnotize - Tentative - Holy Mountains - Soldier S…

A scattershot album, that runs through different genres and ideas. Most of it works and Pattons at times unhinged vocals are good for a laugh, though when it's time to be serious they are great. Doesn't flow from track-to-track super well though, and could've maybe left a song or two off. Favourite…

Some good meat-and-potatoes Hardcore here, which is all you need sometimes. Groovy rhythms and heavy riffs get the blood pumping, and show Terror still has the juice over two decades into their career. Favourite Tracks: - Still Suffer - Promised Only Lies - Destruction of My Soul - Fear the Panic

Some decent moments early on give way to some of the tackiest lyrics I've heard in a while. Interesting he promoted a focus on lyrics for this album, because much of it sounds like it was written by a teenager. Instrumentally it's fine, but as a whole it's not for me. Favourite Tracks: - is it cool…

I'm not super in tune with electronic music these days, but this is the best album I can recall hearing in a while. Creative combinations of house a garage, with interesting sampling throughout. The sound design is pretty great all around on this. Favourite Tracks: - Treat Each Other Right - Waited…

Mudhoneys 'official' debut, and its a pretty good punk-influenced grunge effort. Comparisons to Nirvana are unavoidable, but I think they show enough to stand on their own here. Good energy throughout with a fairly diy sound that works well. Favourite Tracks: - Get Into Yours - You Got It - Come to…