ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Merriweather Post Pavilion, That's it! I quit!

This is not for me. I fell for the hype last year when everyone was creaming they’re jeans for STRAWBERRY JAM. I didn’t like that record. Then I fell for WATER CURSES and I didn’t like that record either. I’m not sure why I keep falling for it. I mean everybody fucking loves this band. I want to be cool and like Animal Collective. But I have to give up the dream. Although I definitely appreciate what a technical masterpiece and marvel of production this album is, it makes me feel like I’m trapped in a tweener-circus-rave with a jam-band. This record is not easy to listen to, you're not gonna put this on and clean the house. However, I bet with some careful editing some of these could become hits on the college airwaves.

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BLACK KIDS, Partie Traumatic - Uh, what the fuck is this?

Wow. So much hype and so much suck. I'm not even sure where to begin. This record is pop for teenage hipsters. This record is everything I hate about the 'new' 80's sound. Every track follows the same shouty whiny method. There are plenty of bands who do this much, much better, that I enjoy. And to be fair if a track came on the shuffle during a party or at a bar I wouldn't be dieing inside. But track after track is like water torture. At track 3, I was pulling my hair out. At track 5 I was punching myself in the face. By 9 I was praying for my brain to melt of my ear. But I'm a crabby old coot and this album is for tweeners.