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Beautiful less-known pop album with bits of jazz, I love every song on this one
I'll review a few of my favorite songs instead of the whole tracklist:
Phases - Not a big fan of the wordplay in the beginning but it's a nice intro, the rest of the song has beautiful syncopation and instrumentation and this sax solo that is just fantastic
I Am Close to The River - Amazing piano, lyrics and vibe, probably my favorite song on the album
Everything is Different (To Me) - Groovy song with painfully relatable lyrics
It's a great album and an easy listen, something I love to play in the car when I'm with other people
9/10
May 20, 2025
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Rarely am I so captivated with such an odd album. Here's my review:
Like some Star Wars fans think you should watch the movies out of order for the best storytelling of the overarching canon, I have a proposal for you before you dig into this baddie.
Start at the title track "Supermarket Woman", Track 9. One condition to proceed past this song is that you have to like it. If you don't like Track 9, then just don't bother with the rest of the album and save yourself an hour.
Now for the rest of you that are onboard, go from Track 9.
Best put by a friend, "it sounds like they told ai to make an album that sounds like 1950s commercialism and island music had a baby". I'd go to add that this supposed AI was a fan of Wesley Willis, too.
From this dystopian lo-fi bop (bop used sparingly in my dictionary) to the top of the album is like the whiplash from a double-shot of whiskey directly into snorting a line of blow...if whiskey was a liminal space fever-dream and the cocaine were the Balearic Islands.
You might also find yourself in the downtempo post-post-punk boogie woogie you dreamt of DJing for your one (1) friend that would tolerate it and the four (4) other bystanders hanging out at the record shop at 2pm on a Friday.
After a Spanish influence brings us into the first two songs of the album, we pivot into a dance track at Track 3, "9 Moons" (a remix release was put out as well), and onward through a gentle, rhythmic and interesting ride down to the "Lambrusco Party" (Track 5).
My energy keeping consistent, yet meditative, "Six Am" (Track 6) is exactly how I want to wake up after a molly bender on a pale-sand beach. It would motivate anyone for a mushroom-spinach omelette after a night like that.
I sank into Tracks 7 & 8, understanding the definition of an album-cut here, desperately edging on the story arc of how-in-the-fuck we get back to Track 9 through this album's story. I need a snack.
Like a cold-handed caress after a slap to the face, Track 10 & 11 wind me back down.
"In a State" (Track 12); Thom Yorke as fuck. What can't Lemonade Market do?
The proverbial needle hits the proverbial run-out groove on this record and it has me longing with questions in the music's absence. Questions about who these three white figures on the album cover are, where the chairs in which they're sitting were photographed, and why on god's green earth they used that font along the bottom.
Album Rating: 10/10
Feb 14, 2024
My favorite prog rock album of all time from a band I was raised on as a kid
First song (I'm not typing allat) is extremely beautiful, arguably could be its own album (18 minutes long)
The mandolin is amazing and the lyrics are very special to me
"And You And I" is an amazing 12 minute piece that has ups and downs
It reminds me of my dear older brothers and is something I love to listen to while going for a walk
"Siberian Khatru" is the shortest of the 3 songs, it's really upbeat and funky and serves as a great way to end the album
"Roundabout" from Yes' album Fragile was one of my favorite songs as a kid and this album feels like more of that good Yes sound that I continue to love
9.5/10
May 20, 2025
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A fantastic album from a relatively unknown Korean producer that mixes electronic sounds with folk instruments and singing, and one of my top 5 albums of all time
1. "Why" is an energetic way to start off the album and gives you a proper introduction to Mid-Air Thief's sound
2. "These Chains" is my favorite song on the album, mixing calm, beautiful melodies with intense synths and amazing percussion
3. "Gameun Duet" is a fast, catchy song with pop-like sound, lyrics, and progression
4. "Curve and Light" is one of my favorites on this album, having an energetic, overwhelming introduction along with a powerful and emotional second half filled with synths and beautiful singing
5. "Crumbling Together" is the longest song on the album and genuinely feels like a journey with its ups and downs, it's a very fun listen
6. "Protector" is an emotional, powerful song that always gives me goosebumps whenever I listen to it
7. "Dirt" is a quiet, beautiful refrain from the intense sounds of previous songs
8. "No Answer" is a calm and pleasant ending to this wonderful, chaotic album
I will never forgive Anthony Fantano for calling this album the "most overrated album of the 2010s" like the songs have a few million streams at most??
"Crumbling" has been one of my favorite albums for years now and I'm hoping to see it get more recognition
10/10
May 20, 2025
Wonderful jazz album with piano skills that I aspire to
Each song is lovely and just puts me into a good mood
This album is phenomenal for studying or long drives
"I Want To Talk About You" and "Early Summer" are my favorites
9.5/10
May 20, 2025
(first 3 seasons only)
Genuinely fantastic show with iconic humor and life lessons along the way
One of those pieces of media that can be enjoyed by all ages and many different audiences
That stuff about "watching it will make your kid dumber" is nonsense though
10/10, I might be glazing
May 20, 2025