Friday, April 28, 2023

2023 Album Showdown Results: Tier 2, Week 3


Meule – Meule VS. Alvvays – Blue Rev

Alvvays – Blue Rev

Meule is a pretty incredible project, but a significant aspect of what they do comes off best in a live setting.  The complexity of their interactions is obscured in the process of recording.  Alvvays is straightforward, killer songwriting.  Not a dud in the bunch.


Tegh & Adel Poursamadi -Ima VS. Johann Johannson – Englaborm & Variations

Johann Johannson – Englaborn & Variations

I am a very big advocate for the dark ambient/world crossover of Ima, but Johannson is magical, even on his debut album.  The responses of his compositional peers on the Variations are also compelling, if not quite so distinctive. 

 


Parannoul – After the Magic VS. The Adventures of Jet – Part 3: Coping With Insignificance

The Adventures of Jet – Part 3: Coping With Insignificance

Part 3: Coping With Insignificance really grew on me, now that I have finally recovered from the identity shift from Bobgoblin to Adventures of Jet (over twenty years later).  This one may gain momentum as we go forward.

 


P.O.S. – Chill, Dummy VS. Tyler, the Creator – Igor

P.O.S. – Chill Dummy

I’m not sure if I really “get” Igor, although I like it.  P.O.S. has the home court advantage here, as a long-standing favorite that has never failed to make an impression.  I love his incisive intellect and musically creative instrumental side, and although this album leans a bit more towards hip-hop standards, it still stands way above the average.

 


Viewer’s Results

Meule – Meule VS. Fleetwood Mac – Tusk

Fleetwood Mac – Tusk


Tegh & Adel Poursamadi – Ima VS. Johann Johannson – Englaborn & Variations

Johann Johannson – Englaborn  & Variations


Parannoul – After the Magic VS. Nordic Giants ­– Build Seas, Dismantle Suns

Nordic Giants – Build Seas, Dismantle Suns


P.O.S. – Chill, Dummy VS. Tyler, the Creator – Igor

Tyler the Creator - Igor





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