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15 Worst Albums (2010 - 2019): Just....Why?

My least favorite albums from the last decade. I hate all of these for various reasons; some are "just" excruciatingly boring, others make me want to perforate my eardrums with a screwdriver... Remember, all of these are my opinions and taste. If you like an album I hate, it's ok, I don't think any less of you, and I hope the feeling's mutual. NOTE: There are likely many, many deserving albums that probably could have made it onto this list. However, I generally only listen to things that I may just possibly like, and there are certain artists and albums I avoid like the plague. Since I don't rate anything that I haven't heard at least 2/3rds of, some obvious picks for a list like this are omitted.  15. CHVRCHES - Love Is Dead  ||  Synthpop  ||  2018  ||  Worst track: Really Gone 14. Drake - Views  ||  Pop Rap  ||  2016  ||  Worst track: U With Me? 13. Awolnation -  Here Come the Runts  ||  Pop Rock  ||  2018  ||  Worst track: The Buffoon 12. AJR - Neothea

The Soote Season (Themed Playlist)

Henry Howard "The soote season, that bud and bloom forth brings  With green hath clad the hill and eke the vale;  The nightingale with feathers new she sings;  And turtle to her make hath told her tale.  Summer is come, for every spray now springs;  The hart hath hung his old head on the pale;  The buck in brake his winter coat he flings;  The fishes flete with new repairèd scale;  The adder all her slough away she slings;  The swift swalllow pursueth the flies small;  The busy bee her honey now she mings;  Winter is worn that was the flowers' bale.  And thus I see among these pleasant things Each care decays, and yet my sorrow springs. " To me, this poem is about observing how life goes on about you, but you still feel stuck; you can see and even appreciate the beauty of the world, but you, yourself, are unable to progress, time passing you by with the same ball-and-chain still weighing you down.  This playlist is not entirely depressive (though a certain kind of melanch

Top 20 Film Soundtracks: Purple Phantom

My favorite film soundtracks of all time! Disclaimer: I'm a huge horror movie buff, and sound design and score in movies is one of the most important parts of the experience to me, so a handful of these are horror-esque.  I'll give some basic info about each soundtrack to help you decide if you should listen to it or not. The format is: Artist/Composer - Album/Movie Name    ||  Film Genre  ||  Music Genre  ||  Release Year. The tacit understanding should be that I enjoy each film attached to each soundtrack.  Scroll to the bottom for a playlist with my favorite song from each soundtrack.  20. John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon   ||  Family / Fantasy  ||  Cinematic Classical  ||  Released 2010 19. The Dust Brothers - Fight Club  ||  Psychological Thriller  ||  Trip Hop  ||  Released 1999 18. John Murphy - 28 Days Later  || Post-Apocalyptic / Horror  ||  Film Score / Ambient  ||  Released 2002 17. Michael Giacchino - The Incredibles  ||  Superhero / Animated / Family  ||  Spy

Great New Music Discoveries From the Current Year (Updates 9/6/22)

Just some great discoveries I've recently made (albums of the current year).  Hatchie - Giving the World Away  ||  Dream Pop  ||  eclectic, uplifting  ||  Favorite track - This Enchanted  ||  Australia Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter  ||  Singer/Songwriter  ||  sombre, existential  ||  Favorite track - Ptolemaea  ||  USA Imperial Triumphant - Spirit of Ecstasy  ||  Jazz Metal  ||  eclectic, atonal  ||  Favorite track - Merkurius Gilded  ||  USA Shrieking Violet - ascii garden  ||  Ambient  ||  atmospheric, soothing  ||  Favorite track - nest seven  ||  USA Messa - Close  ||  Doom Metal  ||  ritualistic, dark  ||  Favorite track - Dark Horse  ||  Italy DOMi & JD Beck - NOT TiGHT  ||  Nu Jazz  ||  playful, mellow  ||  Favorite track - Not Tight  ||  France Conway the Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes  ||  East Coast Hip Hop  ||  rhythmic, drugs  ||  Favorite track - Stressed  ||  USA

[Salvaged] Chelsea Wolfe Interview Compilation

  Chelsea Wolfe is one of my favorite artists of all time. Her style is versatile, which isn't to say chameleonic; all of her work is very dark and often gothic, but there are many different facets and angles of her own unique darkness that she comes at in her work. I've been a fan since 2013 when I heard her album  Apokalypsis . I know she won't be for everyone, but I've compiled some interesting interviews from her in this post. A lot will be for my own reference; I love reading interviews. *DISCLAIMER: I CLAIM NO OWNERSHIP OF THESE INTERVIEWS* 01. Crash.fr  ||  2018  ||  Author: Alice Butterlin An interview a year after the release of  Hiss Spun , Chelsea's most heavy and metal-inspired record up to that point.