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diff --git a/www/text.causal.agency/032-albums-2021.7 b/www/text.causal.agency/032-albums-2021.7 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..72c1d0d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/text.causal.agency/032-albums-2021.7 @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ +.Dd January 13, 2022 +.Dt ALBUMS-2021 7 +.Os "Causal Agency" +. +.Sh NAME +.Nm Albums 2021 +.Nd a review +. +.Sh DESCRIPTION +Every year I create a new playlist +in iTunes +(Music dot app, whatever) +for the albums I listen to that year. +It's usually embarrassingly short. +I don't listen to new music +as much as I'd like, +and usually only one or two +are actually from the current year. +Not that the playlist +is limited to new (to me) music. +If I get really into an album +I've heard before, +more than before, +I also add it to the list. +Anyway, +this is a review +of my 2021 albums playlist. +. +.Ss Black Country, New Road \(em For the First Time (2021) +I first heard the single +.Em Sunglasses +from someone sharing it on IRC, +and I loved it, +so I was looking forward to this album. +What a let down though. +The version of +.Em Sunglasses +on the album is just plain worse +than the single version. +I still got some decent listening +out of the album, +but that just sours it for me. +.Pp +Favourite track: +.Em Track X . +. +.Ss Black Dresses \(em Forever \&In Your Heart (2021) +I fucking love Black Dresses. +.Em Peaceful as Hell +is one of my all-time favourite albums. +I'm glad they put out another one +after it looked like they wouldn't. +The sounds are just so good. +Exactly what my ears crave. +The texture of it +tickles my brain clit. +.Pp +Favourite tracks: +.Em Waiting42moro , +.Em Mistake . +. +.Ss Low \(em Drums and Guns (2007) +I've long loved the song +.Em Breaker +and its music video, +but I only listened to the album +it's on last year. +Something I didn't realize, +I guess because I usually pulled up +the music video +without headphones on, +is how aggressively this album +uses stereo panning. +Vocals are generally +panned hard right throughout, +with much of the instrumentation +panned centre or hard left. +It's bold +and it really works for me. +I especially love the vocal harmony on +.Em Breaker +all the way on the opposite channel. +Bring back stereo separation! +.Pp +Favourite tracks: +.Em Breaker , +.Em Murderer , +.Em Violent Past . +. +.Ss The Armed \(em Ultrapop (2021) +I have to admit +I didn't actually listen to this one much. +I listened to the previous album, +.Em Only Love , +a lot in 2020. +I think this album is good, +but I'll probably only really get into it +in some future year. +. +.Ss Lingua Ignota \(em Caligula (2019) +Dear lord, +why did I wait so long +to listen to this one. +I had heard +.Em "Do You Doubt Me Traitor" +back when it came out, +but somehow I didn't realize +just how much this album +would be my shit. +Fucking incredible vocals. +Lovely sometimes minimal, +sometimes extreme +instrumentals +and exquisite percussion. +The sound of, +I believe, +a lightbulb rolling around on the floor on +.Em Fragrant +is such an interesting addition. +.Pp +Favourite tracks: +.Em "Do You Doubt Me Traitor" , +.Em "Fragrant Is My Many Flower'd Crown" , +.Em "If the Poison Won't Take You My Dogs Will" . +. +.Ss Black Dresses \(em LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR STUPID LITTLE BITCHES (2019) +I wanted even more Black Dresses +and fortunately there was still more +I hadn't yet listened to! +I've already gushed about Black Dresses +so I'll spare you. +They're so good though. +.Pp +Favourite tracks: +.Em STATIC , +.Em HERTZ , +.Em MY HEART BEATS OUT OF TIME . +. +.Ss Barenaked Ladies \(em All Their Greatest Hits: Disc One 1991-2001 +What? +Yeah, +late last year I decided to revisit BNL. +My parents listened to them a lot +when I was growing up, +and I liked them too. +The first show I ever went to was the +.Dq Barenaked for the Holidays +tour with my parents. +It turns out +I still think their '90s stuff +is pretty darn good! +Steven Page is really a great singer. +This is also the first time +I'm listening to these tunes +with fancy headphones +and it sounds great. +Honestly +.Em The Old Apartment +can totally compete +with the favourites +I've accumulated more recently. +\&'90s alt rock was good actually? +.Pp +Favourite tracks: +.Em The Old Apartment , +.Em Brian Wilson , +.Em What a Good Boy , +.Em Too Little Too Late . +. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An june Aq Mt june@causal.agency +.Pp +Listening to all my favourite tracks :) diff --git a/www/text.causal.agency/Makefile b/www/text.causal.agency/Makefile index 3f9f351c..7f339d77 100644 --- a/www/text.causal.agency/Makefile +++ b/www/text.causal.agency/Makefile @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ TXTS += 028-names.txt TXTS += 029-topics.txt TXTS += 030-discs.txt TXTS += 031-books-2021.txt +TXTS += 032-albums-2021.txt all: colb ${TXTS} |