Thursday, May 4, 2023

2023 Album Showdown Results: Tier 2 Week 4


Hrishikesh Hirway – Rooms I Used to Call My Own VS. Frank Sinatra – Watertown

Frank Sinatra – Watertown

Hirway’s album made a big impression on me, but I just can’t let go of Sinatra’s masterful delivery on this late-career concept album.  Although it doesn’t boast the raw creativity of Pet Sounds, it feels sonically and conceptually similar enough to at least be regarded in the same breath.


Gospel – The Loser VS. Ghost – Meliora

Ghost – Meliora

While Gospel’s screamed vocals stand in somewhat perplexing contrast to their 70s era heavy prog instrumentalism, Ghost’s satirically satanic themes just aren’t enough to detract from the masterful song craft on Meliora. 

 


McKaya McRaven – In These Times VS. Brendan Eder Ensemble – Therapy

Brendan Eder Ensemble – Therapy

This was the head-scratcher this week.  Both of these albums succeeds incredibly well at what they set out to do.  The deal-breaker was purely subjective, as Eder’s ambient compositions came to have a deep connection with a run of snowy days last winter.

 


The Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca VS. The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention

The Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

While both The Dirty Projectors and The Smile could be identified as contemporary art-rock, their styles are so distinctive enough to generate a bit of a clash.  As deep as both of these albums are, however, there is an exuberant liveness to the Dirty Projectors that sets them apart.

 

Viewer’s Results

Hrishekseh Hirway – Rooms I Used To Call My Own VS. Floating Points – Elaenia

Hrishikesh Hirway – Rooms I Used To Call My Own

 

Gospel – The Loser VS. Ghost – Meliora

Ghost - Meliora

 

McKaya McCraven - In These Times VS. The Weeknd – Dawn FM

The Weeknd – Dawn FM


The Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca VS. The Smile – A Light For Attracting Attention

The Smile – A Light for Attracting Attention




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