3rd Quarter Of 2016 In Music - Wrap-Up

Perhaps a bit overdue, but better late than never. Here's a summary of what we listened to in the third quarter of 2016 (July - September) and links to albums we've reviewed.

5-Star Albums (85 - 100)

• Sin Fang - Spaceland: 92
• Emily Jane White - They Moved In Shadow All Together: 89
• Harakiri For The Sky: III: Trauma: 88
• Passenger - Young As The Morning Old As The Sea: 88
• Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis: 87
• Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being: 87
• July Talk - Touch: 86
• Russian Circles - Guidance: 86
• Angel Olsen - My Woman: 85

4-Star Albums (65 - 84)

• Bon Iver - 22, A Million: 84
• Message To Bears - Carved From Tides: 84
• Opeth - Sorceress: 84
• Warpaint - Heads Up: 84
• BANKS - The Altar: 81
• Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée: 80
• A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations: 79
• Bastille - Wild World: 79
• Blink-182 - California: 79
• Myrkur - Mausoleum: 79
• Twin Atlantic - GLA: 79
• Frank Ocean - Blonde: 78
• Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty: 78
• Various Artists - Suicide Squad: The Album: 78
• Drapht - Seven Mirrors: 77
• Nicolas Jaar - Sirens: 77
• Touché Amoré - Stage Four: 77
• Francis and The Lights - Farewell, Starlite!: 76
• Epica - The Holographic Principle: 75
• Pascal Pinon - Sundur: 75
• Racing Glaciers - Caught In The Strange: 75
• Skylar Grey - Natural Causes: 75
• Young Guns - Echoes: 75
• Grouplove - Big Mess: 74
• Various Artists - Rock Sound Presents: The Black Parade: 74
• Bat For Lashes - The Bride: 73
• Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION Side B: 73
• The Avalanches - Wildflower: 73
• Young Thug - JEFFERY: 72
• Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years: 71
• Dreamers - This Album Does Not Exist: 71
• Crystal Castles - AMNESTY (I): 70
• Eluvium - False Readings On: 70
• Moose Blood - Blush: 70
• My Chemical Romance - Living With Ghosts: 70
• Young The Giant - Home Of The Strange: 70
• Bad Omens - Bad Omens: 68
• Savoir Adore - The Love That Remains: 68
• Yellowcard - Yellowcard: 68
• Ka - Honour Killed The Samurai: 67
• Bright Light Bright Light - Choreography: 67
• Gone Is Gone - Gone Is Gone: 66
• Britney Spears - Glory: 65

3-Star Albums (45 - 64)

• The Warlocks - Songs From The Pale Eclipse: 64
• Fire From The Gods - Narrative: 62
• La Femme - Mystère: 61
• Frank Ocean - Endless: 60
• Die Antwoord - Mount Ninja and The Nice Time Kid: 59
• DJ Khaled - Major Key: 59
• Noisia - Outer Edges: 59
• Skillet - Unleashed: 59
• Chevelle - The North Corridor: 56
• Clams Casino - 32 Levels: 56
• Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave: 56
• Kidneythieves - The Mend: 53
• Psychic Twin - Strange Diary: 53
• Idina Menzel - Idina Menzel: 52
• Of Mice & Men - Cold World: 52
• Ryu - Tanks For The Memories: 52
• Prophets Of Rage - The Party's Over: 50
• Martha - Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart: 48

2-Star Albums (25 - 44)

• Shawn Mendes - Illuminate: 42
• Usher - Hard II Love: 42
• araabMUZIK - Dream World: 30
• clipping. - Splendor & Misery: 30

1-Star Albums (0 - 24)

• None!

Throwback Reviews

• Radiohead - OK Computer: 96
• Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory: 95
• Weezer - Pinkerton: 87

Top Albums Of 2016 (so far)

1. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
2. AURORA - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
3. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
4. Deftones - Gore
5. Dream Theater - The Astonishing
6. Foxes - All I Need
7. Sin Fang - Spaceland
8. Daughter - Not To Disappear
9. Gojira - Magma
10. Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere

Top Songs Of 2016 (so far)

1. AURORA - 'Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) (Acoustic)'
2. Radiohead - 'True Love Waits'
3. Deftones - 'Hearts/Wires'
4. Radiohead - 'Daydreaming' *
5. Panic! At The Disco - 'Emperor's New Clothes'
6. Foxes - 'Better Love'
7. Lacey Sturm - 'Rot'
8. AURORA - 'Through The Eyes Of A Child'
9. Deftones - 'Phantom Bride'
10. Thrice - 'Black Honey'

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2nd Quarter Of 2016 in Music - Wrap Up

2016 is still rolling by, and the albums are getting more diverse. Here's what I've listened to over the last three months (April - June) and links to the albums I've reviewed.

5-Star Albums (8.5 - 10)

• Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool - 10
• Deftones - Gore: 9.5
• Gojira - Magma: 9
• Thrice - Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere: 8.5
• Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us: 8.5
• Weezer - Weezer (White Album): 8.5
• LIGHTS - Midnight Machines: 8.5
• The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect: 8.5
• letlive. - If I'm The Devil...: 8.5

4-Star Albums (6.5 - 8)

• Beyoncé - LEMONADE: 8
• Issues - Headspace: 7.5
• Drake - Views: 7.5
• Swans - The Glowing Man : 7.5
• Meadowlark - Parraffin: 7.5
• Yeasayer - Amen & Goodbye: 7
• Against The Current - In Our Bones: 7
• Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman: 7
• PUP - The Dream Is Over: 7
• Jon Bellion - The Human Condition: 7
• Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost - 7
• Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas - Mariner: 7
• Death Grips - Bottomless Pit - 7
• BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance: 7
• Melt Yourself Down - Last Evenings On Earth: 7
• Dark Suns - Everchild: 7
• DJ Shadow - The Mountain Will Fall: 7
• Band Of Skulls - By Default: 7
• The Algorithm - Brute Force: 7
• Flume - Skin: 7
• Olaf Stuut - Run: 7
• Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts: 6.5
• Nick Jonas - Last Year Was Complicated: 6.5
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway: 6.5

3-Star Albums (4.5 - 6)

• JMSN - It Is.: 6
• FAWNN - Galaxies: 6
• Skepta - Konnichiwa: 6
• Islands - Taste: 6
• Mogwai - Atomic: 6
• Beartooth - Aggressive: 5.5
• Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness: 5.5
• The Goo Goo Dolls - Boxes: 5.5
• Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book: 5
• Desiigner - New English: 5

2-Star Albums (2.5 - 4)

• None!

1-Star Albums (0 - 2)

• Pierce The Veil - Misadventures: 1.5

Top Albums Of 2016 (so far)

1. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
2. AURORA - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
3. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
4. Deftones - Gore
5. Dream Theater - The Astonishing
6. Foxes - All I Need
7. Daughter - Not To Disappear
8. Gojira - Magma
9. Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere
10. Architects - All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

Top Songs Of 2016 (so far)

1. AURORA - 'Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) (Acoustic)'
2. Radiohead - 'True Love Waits'
3. Deftones - 'Hearts/Wires'
4. Radiohead - 'Daydreaming' *
5. Panic! At The Disco - 'Emperor's New Clothes'
6. Foxes - 'Better Love'
7. Lacey Sturm - 'Rot'
8. AURORA - 'Through The Eyes Of A Child'
9. Deftones - 'Phantom Bride'
10. Thrice - 'Black Honey'

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1st Quarter Of 2016 in Music - Wrap Up

2016 is off to an extremely strong start. Here’s just a list of all of the new albums I’ve listened to from January to March and links to reviews, if applicable.

Doing it a bit different this time, doing it by rating, from greatest to worst. Alphabetical just seemed trivial.

5-Star Albums (8.5 - 10)

• AURORA - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend: 10
• Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor: 9.5
• Deftones - Gore: 9.5
• Dream Theater - The Astonishing: 9
• Foxes - All I Need: 9
• Daughter - Not To Disappear: 9
• Lacey Sturm - Life Screams: 8.5
• HÆLOS - Full Circle: 8.5
• Weezer - Weezer (White Album): 8.5
• LIGHTS - Midnight Machines: 8.5
• The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect: 8.5

4-Star Albums (6.5 - 8)

• David Bowie - ★: 8
• BANNERS - BANNERS: 8
• Savages - Adore Life: 8
• Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo: 8
• Jack Garratt - Phase: 8
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made: 8
• Sia - This Is Acting: 7.5
• Grizfolk - Waking Up The Giants: 7.5
• The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free: 7.5
• Yeasayer - Amen & Goodbye: 7.5
• Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.: 7.5
• Textures - Phenotype: 7.5
• Rihanna - ANTI: 7
• Megadeth - Dystopia: 7
• Hands Like Houses - Dissonants: 7
• Miike Snow - iii: 7
• BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance: 7
• The Jezabels - Synthia: 7
• Amy Lee - Recover, Vol. 1: 7
• Steven Wilson - 4 ½: 6.5
• Chairlift - Moth: 6.5
• Porches - Pool: 6.5
• Polyphia - Renaissance: 6.5

3-Star Albums (4.5 - 6)

• ZAYN - Mind Of Mine: 6
• Mogwai - Atomic: 6
• Låpsley - Long Way Home: 6
• Baauer - Aa: 5.5
• Asking Alexandria - The Black: 5.5
• The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It: 5
• Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness: 5
• School Of Seven Bells - SVIIB: 5
• Krallice - Hyperion: 4.5
• Future - EVOL: 4.5
• Anderson .Paak - Malibu: 4.5
• Wiz Khalifa - Khalifa: 4.5

2-Star Albums (2.5 - 4)

• Killswitch Engage - Incarnate: 4
• Cozz - Nothin Personal: 3.5

1-Star Albums (0 - 2)

• None! :D

Top Albums Of 2016 (so far)

1. AURORA - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
2. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
3. Deftones - Gore
4. Dream Theater - The Astonishing
5. Foxes - All I Need
6. Daughter - Not To Disappear
7. Lacey Sturm - Life Screams
8. HÆLOS - Full Circle
9. Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
10. LIGHTS - Midnight Machines

Top Songs Of 2016 (so far)

1. AURORA - 'Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) (Acoustic)'
2. Panic! At The Disco - 'Emperor's New Clothes'
3. Deftones - 'Hearts/Wires'
4. Foxes - 'Better Love'
5. Lacey Sturm - 'Rot'
6. AURORA - 'Through The Eyes Of A Child'
7. Deftones - 'Phantom Bride'
8. Dream Theater - 'Moment Of Betrayal'
9. Daughter - 'New Ways'
10. Jack Garratt - 'My House Is Your Home'

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