Dodo's Album Reviews

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Radiohead's sophomore release, The Bends. After the disappointment that was their debut, we find considerable evolution in this album. Much more memorable hooks and better moments. However, that can't be said about the opener Planet Telex, with some very annoying vocals, a bland sounding rock instrumental and little to no progression, leading to the four minute length of this track being rather forced. Same with the title track, with a very forgettable instrumental and barely audible vocals. But after those two, we get into the good stuff with High And Dry. The easy going instrumental, the soft vocals, they all culminate to create a nice, yet mellow song. But the saddest song on here has to be Fake Plastic Trees. A similiar instrumental to the previous track, but the vocal performance really sets it apart. We also find a more energetic section in the middle, later returning to the melancholy of the rest of the ...

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Phoebe Bridger's sophomore release, Punisher. After producing and featuring on other artists works and creating an all-girls rock band, she finally released here second album in 2020. I enjoyed her debut a lot, so let's see how this holds up compared to her first record. DVD Menu is a short, but echoey song that features violins, filtered guitar plucks and other strings. A surprisingly moody opener. Then we have Garden Song with normal vocals, but heavily filtered guitar strumming. That is until we reach chorus, as the guitar sounds much clearer, and a guest vocalist brings in bass to the vocals. Kyoto is much more rock influenced song, with a very catchy horn tune. The title track is a very moody song with strings and more filtered guitar strums. Halloween may be another quiet song, but it has a bit more of a groove compared to the other softer songs. Chinese Satellite is a more rock influenced song, but it...

  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...