December 27, 2016

Immortal Reviews' Top 50 Songs Of 2016

December 27, 2016/ Dylan Yadav

Check out our Top 50 favorite songs from 2016.

December 26, 2016

Immortal Reviews' Top 50 Albums Of 2016

December 26, 2016/ Dylan Yadav

We revisit our top 50 favorite albums of 2016.

October 30, 2016

3rd Quarter Of 2016 In Music - Wrap-Up

October 30, 2016/ Dylan Yadav

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)

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

2-Star Albums (25 - 44)

1-Star Albums (0 - 24)

None!

Throwback Reviews

Top Albums Of 2016 (so far)

Top Songs Of 2016 (so far)

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July 11, 2016

Emily Jane White - They Moved In Shadow All Together

July 11, 2016/ Dylan Yadav

Darkness always holds some sort of meaning, regardless of what light is shined upon it (or lack thereof, rather). Emily Jane White uses her distinct brand of dreamy, dark folk in her new album They Moved In Shadow All Together to take you on a revealing journey of your inner self. It's a truly cleansing experience to listen to this record.

This album isn't dark folk in the reign of Chelsea Wolfe; this album does not condemn humanity or sound like darkness is swallowing you. It feels more like your running into a pale horizon as the darkness slowly trails behind you, taking memories and dreams with you. It's beautifully put together, beautiful harmonies and slowly trudging instrumentals making the music resonate through your core. The albums also flow gently like a calm sea, 'Pallid Eyes' especially feels like it has a calm sway to it. 'Antechamber' has it's own type of presence, its soaring harmonies contrasting the dark instrumental that has a odd optimism in it. The instrumental moves like a ballet dancer, weaving gracefully in and out and stunning jumps and dives. This album, while slow moving and dark, has a lot of character embedded within it.

Have I mentioned this album is beautiful yet? There are so manny blissful instrumental moments on it that add so much taste to it! The piano performances on the album are fantastic: moments include 'Rupturing' which has a gorgeous ascending piano part that is accompanied by strings to build back in (it reprises itself as a sort of pre-chorus), 'The Black Dove' with a sweet piano intro that leads into a mysteriously and grandly swelling into a truly epic folk song led by confident percussion. The drums on this album are absolutely fantastic, too. Whether it be the slow guiding beat to 'Frozen Garden' or the epic crashes of 'Hands', the percussion on this album was executed incredibly, done with master precision. The instrumentals can also swallow you whole, in the case of the amazingly beautiful cavern that is 'Nightmares On Repeat'.

The lyrics and vocal melodies on this album may the best part of the record. The harmonies are spine tingling and the words chilling. There's not a single lyrical moment to be highlighted, as the entire album is written incredibly. Every word and every line feels so perfectly in place in the scheme of the story this album has that it's almost like you can reach out and hold them. The melodies add movement to this wonderful story, take the haunting melodies of 'Moulding' for example. Absolutely crushing and beautiful.

There's something starkly beautiful in the simplicity of They Moved In Shadow All Together. It hits so close to the heart and feels so real and personal... It sounds like the lovechild of Aurora's music and Chelsea Wolfe's (two artists I can't get enough of), fitting right in between the beauty of both artists' styles. Emily Jane White's new record is a folk masterpiece, as far as I'm concerned. Listen to it. It'll change you.

Favorite Tracks: The Black Dove, Nightmares On Repeat, Hands, Antechamber

Least Favorite Track: The Ledge

Rating: 89 / 100