Dodo's Album Reviews

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the first album from Phoebe Bridgers, Stranger In The Alps. First of all, who is Phoebe Bridgers? If you've been around the indie scene for the past 4 years, then you've definetly at least heard her name. She is a singer-songwriter from 'Murica, best known for he gentle voice and diverse lyrical topic. This was her first studio album, but she released an EP in 2015. Anyway, let's get on to the review. We start with Smoke Signals, and right off the bat, we find gentle guitar strumming welcoming us into this album. Now, usually, my main focus would be the instrumentation, but here I cannot get lost in Phoebe's soft vocals. We also find a violin that works incredibly well with the echoey guitar plucks. One of the most beautiful openers to an album I have ever heard so far. Moving on, we pick up the pace with Motion Sickness, with a much groovier feel compared to the mellow opener. Here we find Phoebe...

Welcome back everyone to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Molchat Doma's debut album, С крыш наших домов (pronounced S krishi nasha domov). First of all, who is this band? Well, I'm sure you remember  The End of Electronics' Voskhod , any earlier post of mine where I talk about his newest album. Well, the way I discovered TEoE was through Spotify recommending him to me. But he was recommended because I was listening to Molchat Doma on repeat. And since I love this band so much, I sais why nor review their whole discography (there are only 3 albums. sad). Alright, enough blabbering, let's get straight into it. And starting off strong with Дома Молчат. This song has some of the best synth pads and basslines I have ever heard. This song is just an absolute slapper! Then suddenly, a shift in tone, from the upbeat Дома Молчат, to the slow, melancholic Kрыши. And yet, such an amazing song! The dark bassline and slow guitar mixed so well with the deep vocals. Definetly one ...