Chuck Howard's Album Reviews
1. thousand eyes - angelic. haunting. extreme depth, Bjork. cerebral. dynamic. sad. chaotic. psychedelic. beautiful. classical. NIN
2. home with you - Tricky, Martina Topley-Bird, beautiful piano part, spine-chilling crescendo, lovely vocal melody during the chorus. tortured vocal melody during the verse, incredible production, gorgeous outro
3. sad day - Incredibly loud, but insanely controlled vocals, chills when the sub-bass came in, killer beat, so far this is my favorite song, beautiful harmonies, unlike anything I've ever heard, "Sad Day For Sure"
4. holy terrain - sick beat, sick bassline, gorgeous, bone-chilling melody, dry/upfront mix on the vocals show how incredibly beautiful and controlled her vocals are, ominous harmonies, deep, solid flow, fantastic outro beat
5. mary magdalene - serene, strange, love that vocal effect, captivating vocal melody and lyrics, killer beat, I got lost in this song, reminds me of Bjork circa Vespertine during the instrumental section and outro
6. fallen alien - unexpected build into that deep bassline, LOVE IT, Beth Gibbons style vocal line, dynamics are on point, the last minute of this song is composed beautifully with some of the most unique mixing, production, and soundscapes I've ever heard. Favorite song so far.
7. mirrored heart - has an 80's synth-pop feel to it, twin peaks, sad, honest, great progression, fantastic message, unpredictable outro beat.
8. daybed - atmospheric, love the rimshot at 0:28, the vocals are about as upfront n the mix as you're going to hear in a song, gorgeous approach to melody, whispery, sexy, quiet, Bjork, careful on my footsteps, without a doubt my favorite song on the recording,
9. cellophane - the most conventional track so far, but beautiful. Incredibly sad vocal melody, In your face mix. Can't wait to dive into the lyrics. Painful, beautiful, soul-crushing vocal melody to ride the album out.
I listened to this album from front to back without having ever listened to FKA Twigs. Not sure how her work escaped me, but it did until now. I haven't been this hooked on an album in a long time. I can tell I'm going to be busy immersing myself in this album's brilliance for a looooooooong time.
2. home with you - Tricky, Martina Topley-Bird, beautiful piano part, spine-chilling crescendo, lovely vocal melody during the chorus. tortured vocal melody during the verse, incredible production, gorgeous outro
3. sad day - Incredibly loud, but insanely controlled vocals, chills when the sub-bass came in, killer beat, so far this is my favorite song, beautiful harmonies, unlike anything I've ever heard, "Sad Day For Sure"
4. holy terrain - sick beat, sick bassline, gorgeous, bone-chilling melody, dry/upfront mix on the vocals show how incredibly beautiful and controlled her vocals are, ominous harmonies, deep, solid flow, fantastic outro beat
5. mary magdalene - serene, strange, love that vocal effect, captivating vocal melody and lyrics, killer beat, I got lost in this song, reminds me of Bjork circa Vespertine during the instrumental section and outro
6. fallen alien - unexpected build into that deep bassline, LOVE IT, Beth Gibbons style vocal line, dynamics are on point, the last minute of this song is composed beautifully with some of the most unique mixing, production, and soundscapes I've ever heard. Favorite song so far.
7. mirrored heart - has an 80's synth-pop feel to it, twin peaks, sad, honest, great progression, fantastic message, unpredictable outro beat.
8. daybed - atmospheric, love the rimshot at 0:28, the vocals are about as upfront n the mix as you're going to hear in a song, gorgeous approach to melody, whispery, sexy, quiet, Bjork, careful on my footsteps, without a doubt my favorite song on the recording,
9. cellophane - the most conventional track so far, but beautiful. Incredibly sad vocal melody, In your face mix. Can't wait to dive into the lyrics. Painful, beautiful, soul-crushing vocal melody to ride the album out.
I listened to this album from front to back without having ever listened to FKA Twigs. Not sure how her work escaped me, but it did until now. I haven't been this hooked on an album in a long time. I can tell I'm going to be busy immersing myself in this album's brilliance for a looooooooong time.
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