>Feed Me Jack - Chumpfrey (2012)
There's a lot to unpack here. They sound like some generic indie rock band at heart--the vocalist actually distinctly reminds me of The Districts--with a slight pop punk/math edge maybe, but they blanket their songs in a neverending cascade of random pop music quotations. It's actually remarkable how many styles they can reference. Any one song could contain snippets of math, psych, prog, punk, country, surf, ska, jazz, whatever. You name it, they can play it. It's impressive that their songs sound so cohesive.
Too bad it's not really my kind of music. If you had showed this to, like, 16 year old me, I'd have been all over it.
>6/10
>Feed Me Jack - Chumpfrey (2013)
More of the exact same, really. Bit more math. Not quite as memorable.
>6-/10
>Sun Ra - Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy (1967)
I'm not sure what this is, but it's not cosmic or therapeutic. Occasionally, it almost sounds like jazz. The entire album is intriguing, but "Moon Dance" is so legit.
>6+/10
>Tim Buckley - Lorca (1970)
I figured Scruffy was just bullshitting out his Italian butthole when he was going off about Buckley synthesizing a new genre by fusing folk, blues, jazz, and psychedelic rock or whatever; but what do ya know?
This is powerful stuff, these minimal, emotional, formless dirges.
>9/10
>Tim Buckley - Starsailor (1971)
Buckley buckles down and make a much more eclectic but categorizable batch of songs here. It’s not like he’s selling out or anything. There’s still a dark, depravity to this music, and plenty of avant-garde sonic features to keep consumers away. Plus, these songs seldom feature verse/chorus structure.
However, I found the lengthy, free-flowing, and often completely unpredictable pieces from the last album to be more intriguing and entertaining.
Still, great stuff. I’ve been listening to both both Lorca and Starsailor all day.
>8-/10
so far so great