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The satirical classical crossover elements of this album really sell it for me. There’s so much beauty and intensity in the classical music right alongside funny, hypnotic musings on self and others.

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If you like quirky, strange, yet interesting pop with a lot of unexpected twists and turns, this album is for you. As it most definitely is for me. I can’t even wrap my head around how much is going on here. I just love it more with each listen. No two tracks sound the same.

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Well, this is an unsung goodie! Sure, it’s Krautrock, but there’s a lot going on underneath the surface—or rather above the surface, for that is just what this album does. It opens with water and ends that way, too, as if the music rose from the deep before submerging again. There’s a mild electronic element throughout, especially in the repetitive, hypnotic longer tracks. Also the field recordings scattered here and there work well with the breathing and vocal experimentation going on.

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Key

I saw Sparks a few years ago and met both of them. Got to meet them after the show as well. They are super chill in person.

The Batlord

I listened to that for the first time last year and loved it. Need to listen to it some more.

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This opens with an orgasm of music, culminating in the beautiful, ethereal vocals of Amanda Parsons. The electric piano work on this album is extraordinary, and the evocative vocals and woodwinds just slay in their exquisite delicacy.

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This album is evocative and atmospheric (though perhaps not as deeply) like the Wardruna project, but it has heavier proper rock elements as well as a hint of black metal vocals on some of the tracks. The strength of this album is its collaboration. Even the sparse female vocals at the beginning give it a nice touch before disappearing forever beneath the strength of all-male choruses. The horns are at once droning and anthemic, a feat I suppose wouldn't be easy to achieve.

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He dances around the fire and sings about the rhythm having his soul, all while referencing the lives of coyotes and eagles. He has hands laid on him, he has the kiss of life revive him, his monkey is shocked into life and understanding (in this case, jealousy). This is the album of a man seeking inspiration and life beyond the ordinary as he encounters heretofore unknown cultures, meditates on modern-day cultural practices, and dips his toe into 1980s politics.

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Brown and Roach popped up on my radar in a casual chat about jazz. We were listing off our favorite artists/performers, and after I was done, someone said, “Impressive list, but you missed Brown and Roach”. Since I respected the opinion of the person who said that, I looked them up, and yeah, I missed them. I’m glad to be expanding my feeble jazz knowledge and not just falling into a fusion hole. I also have hardly anything from the 50s in my collection, and what’s there is mostly jazz now. By the way, this may look like a live set, but it ain’t. Sonny Rollins really elevates things with his tenor sax. There’s so much wonderful back and forth with the alternating soloing!

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Apparently this album was played a lot at college parties. Since I missed that whole scene, I am able to enjoy this album. This is, however, one of the most front-loaded albums I've ever heard. As a bonus, I love how they got Joanna Newsom to play the mom in the video of "Kids". That song is such an earworm that everything after it on the album, though good, suffers by comparison.

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