I've published short-form results videos for all of Tier 3 over on the "reels circuit," (TikTok, Instagram, YT Shorts, etc) but that stuff is sometimes hard to find. The algorithm makes searching for specific less than user-friendly. Here, then, are the finalized results for the last week of Tier 3.
I've been wondering if I should do short-form videos for Tier 4. What say you?
Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth VS. Slift - Ilion
Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth
This one was painful, as Slift has been a favorite since I first pushed “play” on in January. I knew this one was coming and was ready to let go of A Different Kind of Truth if necessary. Its infectious melodies and amazing performances from the Van Halen family won me over, however.
Nickel Creek - Celebrants VS. boygenius - The Record
Nickel Creek - Celebrants
Nickel Creek is so musical and genuine that it's hard to top. There are some magical moments on this album that are too good to pass up, even for boygenius.
Philip Glass - Glassworks VS. Lyle Workman - Built to Last
Lyle Workman - Built to Last
I really would have loved to have Glass end up on the Top 12 , but when faced with the effortless creativity and exuberant style that Built to Last radiates, the emotional limitations of his unmistakable style become more noticeable.
The Smile - Wall of Eyes VS. Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode
Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode
I am genuinely moved by Wall of Eyes. I think it's a beautiful and evocative album overall, with many arresting moments. Rosenstock’s songwriting-adjacent post-punk apocalypse therapy album, however, makes the idea of a hopeless future seem not quite so dour.
Anekdoten - Gravity VS. Peter Gabriel - i/o (dark side mix)
Peter Gabriel - i/o (dark side mix)’
The temptation here is to give it to Peter Gabriel on his own recognizance, but that would be a serious disservice to Anekdoten. Gravity, in particular, I find appealing because it shows Anekdoten evolving beyond their initial mission statement as a Red-era King Crimson clone. Gabriel’s album isn’t perfect, but there is a wonderfully elastic ease on i/o that only comes from decades of innovation and craftmanship.
Avalanche Kaito - Talitukum VS. Adventures of Jet - Muscle
Adventures of Jet - Muscle
This was a weird upset, in a way, very similar to the decision that led me to Van Halen. I was ready to let Adventures of Jet go this time around in lieu of Avalanche Kaito’s captivating intercultural noise rock. It's the infectious nature of the songwriting and performances on Muscle, however, that pushed it forward.
Viewer’s Choice
Polyphia - Remember that You Will Die VS. Subsignal - A Poetry of Rain
Polyphia - Remember that You WIll Die
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She VS. Nickel Creek - Celebrants
Nickel Creek - Celebrants
Philip Glass - Glassworks VS. Jaga Jazzist - Pyramid
Jaga Jazzist - Pyramid
The Smile - Wall of Eyes VS. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
The Smile - Wall of Eyes
Circe Link and Christian Nesmith - Cosmologica VS. Peter Gabriel - i/o (dark side mix)
Peter Gabriel - i/o (dark side mix)’
Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy VS. J. Robbins - Basilisk
J Robbins - Basilisk
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