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Reviews 229
Soundoffs 2
Album Ratings 4615
Objectivity 63%
Last Active 01-01-70 12:00 am
Joined 01-01-70
Review Comments 5,923
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 | Sowing Thanks for the rec! I had a few admittedly interrupted listens that sounded pretty good but I need to find some time to sit with it.
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 | someone i guess whoever's first takes the prize, then we can grump it out in the comments
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| someone That said, I am still wrong things, just more sporadically and sketchingly
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| someone I'm in the middle of exam period, so writing anything above the approximate 70 pages I have assigned may be beyond my ability.
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 | Hawks Should be good to go now brother!
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| Hawks https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jDBL2Q_5M_Cyt29CpvfymSg_JzSHH_ZdXOMgFSH_eHk/edit?usp=drivesdk
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| Hawks I'll do the In Vain blurb!!
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| someone If you really are Sunnyvale and not Shunnyveil, you'll listen to the new Manon Meurt album.
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 | Zac124 Done it! If there is any rough areas you think I should clean up, please tell me. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OMuzpqIpeklLHLfAP29gLzdpKCSo73pu6f5L64562Ec/edit?usp=sharing
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 | JesperL hehe sorry! this year has been way too kind to gazey underground stuff (esp after 2023's relatively drought)
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| JesperL hi i think you would dig the somesurprises album! psychy dreamy gazey stuff
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| Zac124 Ok, great! I should be done around mid to late next week.
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| Zac124 I can do. When is the deadline?
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| JesperL aw hell yeah, glad you enjoyed! might just take you up on your suggestion haha :]
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| JesperL hi you should check coming up roses' self titled ep for a little slice of bliss!! opening track is pure magic
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 | neekafat https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DlYtdqrGqXJarqsZEpsvygidql72XkpKYRDdL5A5nOU/edit?usp=sharing
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| JesperL victor from ruby haunt is doing some vibey house stuff under the name glittr, it's v nice!
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| neekafat happy to! is there a due date to aim for?
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 | hesperus hey, i'll decline for now, but feel free to reach back out if you have trouble getting anyone else on board. thanks!
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 | Atari nice to see you jamming Gulfer ;) not sure why they're so overlooked
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 | XyphDryne Ah! Thanks a lot for the link. Didn´t know.
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| XyphDryne Hello. Sorry for the random question. Just searched someone from the staff. It seems as my profile picture does not synchronize? Because even though I uploaded a new picture, I still see my old one when commenting underneath a review. Do you know how to fix this? Thanks a lot in advance.
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 | Squiggly Ok here it is!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/101EpNJe4nM2RWUVkjV9y5aMjd8fFfa3w6rHJwVM9KCg/edit
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| Squiggly I would like to do a write up for Ilion by Slift!
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 | onionbubs https://docs.google.com/document/d/156Uy6w2xY_i0ZMi4O_cgafdvaQCCRsFgzqnkjNXm2UQ/edit?usp=sharing : )
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 | Dewinged Saw you rated two of their albums so maybe you're interested but new The Fauns, Sunny, and it's really good.
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 | theBoneyKing Here ya go! https://docs.google.com/document/d/10tTOnKRquZAol4pN9KJ5xiMLUDpvKobur5FbBLDbBK0/edit
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| theBoneyKing Hey, had a busy couple days but I will try to get the blurb to you by tomorrow!
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 | SlothcoreSam Here is a hidden 2023 release you need to check. Ultra-Light - Enjoy Your Time In The Sun. It is Alt-emo, killer song structures and vocals, lyrics need a bit of work at times, but def Sputcore
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 | Slex I'm honestly so close to slapping a 5 on this lol
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 | SteakByrnes https://docs.google.com/document/d/14F888B3ef0ZYXXrQfdD5VL96cSWbUOjvPBNFXUHfl5Y/edit?usp=sharing can you see this homie
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| SteakByrnes Yea sure I could write one if nobody else steps up, I'll work on writing something up later :]
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| Sowing fantasy draft 6pm EST today
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 | DadKungFu https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EFjtIGR0G6ow1M026-wktgIYyCzoixXQRJJWNGI7mR0/editChepang blurb!
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| DadKungFu I'd enjoy a slapping together of a Chepang blurb
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| Sowing Ah ok. If you were a subject matter expert I was going to see if you had plans to review it. I might take a stab at it if I can find a way to frame my enjoyment without pretending to know anything about Odesza ;-)
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| Sowing You're one of the few staffers I've seen who has rated Odesza before. Have you heard the new EP with Yellow House? I've really been vibing with it but have no sense of context because it's my first Odesza album.
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| SlothcoreSam Got one for ya. Skating Polly - Chaos County Line. It's female fronted Indie punk. Super poppy vocals, but fun musically
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| Atari Cheers man! It?s a massive but serene album. Might be the most poignant thing they?ve done. Very special band to me :]
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| Atari nice Tenhi ratings!
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 | Ryus is it ok if it's basically an abridged version of my review :] because if so then sure!
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 | normaloctagon Hey Sunny, struggling to come up with much to say about the Andrea album. I liked it solidly enough - 3.5 rating - but will have to bow out of this one. Looking forward to reading a blurb on the release from someone who was a bit more enchanted by it. And thank you again for reaching out to me! Hope to collaborate on one of these in the future for sure.
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| Atari Hmm definitely tempting but also not sure if I could come up with a solid approach. It?s very good but basically the same thing they?ve been doing for years. If nobody gets to it I?ll at least consider it ;)
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| normaloctagon Heyo! Definitely interested and appreciate u thinking of me for it. When would you need it by?
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| Atari Oh s*** I just peeped your ratings and had no idea Sangre de Muerdago had a new album. You just made my night ;)
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| JesperL new fun with ether alb (dope band name lol) is some rly sweet comfortgaze!
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| Ryus here u go sir https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mYYzAXtxDVyYkb_YuPIry0ZDWjGpnd7il9CeLeeR9zo/edit
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| Ryus apologies sunnyvale, been MIA this week but i'll have time this weekend to get that to you
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| JesperL hi!! that ruby audiotree session rules, although i would've liked a few tiebreaker/grass songs haha
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| SlothcoreSam You will dig the new Dispirited Spirits - The Redshift Blues and the new Faced Out (USA-MO) self titled albums.
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 | ArsMoriendi Wait so you 3?d it? Does that mean you?re reviewing the self titled?
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| ArsMoriendi Okay cool, if you like Long Haired Locustrd, their EP Saltergasp is also quite good to know too
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| ArsMoriendi yo Sunnyvale would be interested in giving Godcaster?s s/treview a staff review? It comes out tomorrow and I?m trying to make it trend on here since I liked their previous work a lot
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| DadKungFu K, if it?s not too much trouble, lemme know any feedback/suggestions you might might have it?s my first AOTM writeup
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| DadKungFu Here's the link for the January writeup, feel free to make any necessary edits, add anything you think would boost the quality/readability of the thing. The last para is a pisstake if that's not obvious, please removehttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1-765wXoU1-7jsPXwo-XbBZbQ8uI2vqsa5g7x0yB5_Mc/edit
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 | oWhoadYo Yo! Thanks for the kind words! We'd be honored to have you review our stuff, I always love reading your work on here
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| oWhoadYo Hey there! Just wanted to reach out and see if you'd be interested in doing a quick review of my band's newest EP "Only Momentary" that we released back in September. The band is Elemantra, we've talked on here in the past so I know you're at least somewhat familiar with us, but we are a shoegaze/indie rock/emo/dream pop kind of vibe. Seems right up your alley. If you're too busy to give it a write up, do you know anyone else who'd be down to do it? Thanks!
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 | JohnnyoftheWell New Spangle Call Lilli Line is here!!! total opposite mode to the one you'd rated hehe but v short v COMFORT!!
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| Sowing Hoping you're almost done your year-end list; I'm thinking we'll have some overlap ;-)
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 | WatchItExplode Hey that BM politics list you linked was super educational thanks
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| JesperL hell yeah, that one rly brings the spacy drem vibes!! also: check discord
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| JesperL yess! will hit you up later today, but man it feels good to start the day with new ruby :]
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 | DoofDoof Dunno if it will be your thing but my album of the week this time is Paddy Hanna with his new one Imagine Im Hoping - would like a few people here to check it, might even post a review!
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| Sowing It would take a lot to beat Yolk in the Fur, but I'm excited!
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| Sowing It's good to know that it's good! I loved Yolk in the Fur. A Billion Little Lights was still good, but had diminished returns.
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| SlothcoreSam You need u check Sput user PitchForkArms new album. Somewhere South of Here- Leave me for the crows. Massive Menzingers vibes.
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 | anat you go right ahead, I?m not gonna have the time before I go on holiday! thanks though darlin
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 | BitterJalapenoJr No problem - and thanks for the opportunity to get more involved!
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| BitterJalapenoJr As discussed:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DvOusRk6oETJ9UPNX9L8HPB1Ncc04HLVAxr8SsNXKaE/editI hope it's acceptable
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| JesperL the absolute legends of 1 alb per year ruby haunt are dropping a new one nov 17th, you down to tackle it together again? :]
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 | Willie Hey. I need your first and last name for the Håvard promo, if you?re interested. Just email the site email address.
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| JesperL that was very lovely indeed, thx for the rec! been struggling with new music recently so it's much appreciated :]
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| theBoneyKing I toyed with the idea of a writeup but I am currently in the process of furnishing and moving into my first ever solo apartment, and that is taking pretty much all of my time, so go ahead, I would love to see your extended thoughts on it (and have a thread to rave about it in)!
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| theBoneyKing This new one is quite different from their last few albums, or really anything they have done before (check the track runtimes), which I agree were all notably weaker than their work in the first half of the 10s.
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| theBoneyKing I see you've rated a couple Dawes albums - give their new one a listen if you haven't, it's one of their best.
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 | insomniac15 Hi! If you don't have it already, I received the new Motorpsycho album promo. I can mail it to you.
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 | MarsKid For you, my good sir: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Yj_fBzvsw3xF1muLmhZeSnwjcy9PKtrIxtX_QQx38I/edit?usp=sharing
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| MarsKid I shall have a link for you once I am off work bb
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| JohnnyoftheWell this is an imperial memo from mx: 5 and optionally listen to the nayeon ep jesper reviewed immediately
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| MarsKid Aye aye captain. I'll get to work.
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| theBoneyKing I see you havent yet rated the new Drive-By Truckers album - check my review for the scoop.;-D
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 | Colton awesome! I was gonna review it if nobody else did but a staff review is 10x better
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| JesperL ruby haunt released two new songs n they're super lovely :]
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| Colton hello based sunnyvale, I bring to you a very nice indie folk album https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=429123 it is made by a friend of a friend and I'm surprised at how good it is, honestly some of the best folk I've heard in a while
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| Slex Thank u for being the only other one to appreciate Maria BC so far
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 | NorthernSkylark Matt Dorrien - American Pastoral. I think it?s a very neat little album that you might like?
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| JesperL hi! go for it, i don't think i'd have a whole lot to say besides 'it's good and vibey but less good and vibey than angel youth' so you'd definitely do it more justice :]
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| JesperL you might dig the new tennis system album! pretty diverse nugaze with a lot of sweet melodies
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| theBoneyKing Oo, looks interesting. This week is stacked with releases but I'll try to check it soon.
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| Sowing Sadly not feeling it too much after one spin. It does get stronger as it reaches the back half, but otherwise it's all the hush-hush minus that magical twinkle :-(
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| Sowing Oh nice! Thanks for telling me.
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| Atari hey man, really appreciate the kind words! and HUGE grats on your promotion. it's somewhat bittersweet but I just haven't had the time to be as engaged or committed to the site as I'd like to be. I should still be around and still hope to share the occasional review, but just felt it was time to step out of the spotlight for now. as I've struggled to keep up with things, I've also got some inspiration from some of your writing as well. dig your passion and you've been crazy consistent lately ;)
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 | Pikazilla Congratulations on the promotion, Sunny! You are a great writer!
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 | dedex yo Sunnyboi, mega congrats to you yeeeet
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| JesperL oh yeah i am absolutely rev'ing it at a 4.1 because that's the rating it deffo is, and not just a 4 with an excuse to use funky new features!!
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| JesperL congrats sunnyboi! ruby haunt fanclub staff takeover 2k22!
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 | Pheromone congratumulations finally an indie rock boy on staff !!
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| NorthernSkylark Please do. I mean I?m a pretty big spoon fan and the more I listen to it the more I love it! I?m dangerously close to bumping the rating. Prob might after 1 more listen.
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| NorthernSkylark Cool spoon ranking. They fail to disappoint again. I tell you crank up the volume and that record really shines!! Damn.
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 | tyman128 oh bless up, those are literally the two I need help/editing with lol, could I send them to an email?
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| tyman128 yo sunny! mind helping out with some of the write ups?
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| NorthernSkylark Wise move. There are songs for a lifetime in his discography. Start from the beginning I?d say though.
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| NorthernSkylark Sunny have you not listened to Leonard Cohen yet or are you just not a fan of his music? If it?s the former you should really give him a go some day.
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 | Kompys2000 Ah, that's for the Killers album, no? I see you've already got a pretty decent handful of write-ups locked down, so if you're dead set on taking it I'll gladly cede but otherwise I'd like to write on it since I've only got 3 albums dibs'ed- I just don't wanna look like I'm slacking off too hard lollll
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 | garas Hello! This is a reminder/notification for something [contributors only]. More info here: shorturl.at/hxC89
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| NorthernSkylark Will Stratton - the changing wilderness. I think you?ll enjoy this a fair bit but who knows :]
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| JesperL they're swedish so the wonderful band name gets a pass from me hahaha
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| JesperL i think you'd enjoy the new we.the pigs album! super sparkly/fuzzy/gazey indie pop, u know the vibe haha
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 | jimthefish check out the new Self Insert EP, you'd prob like reviewing it bc its this weird fusion of hip-hop, electronic, experimental and rock. my fav off it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbIlkN-iFb0
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| JesperL that was a v nice little vibe indeed, thank you! i'll hit you back w a rec, the new kacy hill record is similarly pleasant (although i do have a tendency to overrate her stuff haha)
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| Sowing Interesting timing, I should be finishing mine soon. I'm going to wait to check yours until I post mine to avoid inadvertently stealing any of your thoughts, but I'm excited to read!
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| Sowing Yeah I'm totally taken by it. See Doof's shoutbox for further effusive praise =D
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| Sowing I'm wildly impressed and am probably going to review it. Torn between a 4.5 and a hype 5. It's amazing.
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| Atari had a busy weekend but I'm about to jump on that album now! cheers for the heads up :]
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| JesperL sweet! do you use discord? if so you can msg me there: JesperL#3138
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| JesperL hey! that new ruby haunt record's coming out this friday, you still down to do a collab rev?
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 | lukeofthelip hey thanks for the rating and the words about collapse, i'll probably put out some stuff more in the folkier direction next so hey that's good to know!
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| JesperL ahh bless you!! that album was on my need-to-check-when-released-list lol, but completely forgot about it. have you heard the new sungaze record? think you'd dig :]
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| WatchItExplode It's cute and fresh sounding stuff I thought you might enjoy. Wreck from the first EP is my favorite song of theirs by a mile though.
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| Atari was surprised to see you rated Renee Reed, haha. I added it to the database and didn't think anyone else knew about it!
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| JesperL sounds good! i'd also be down for a collab reviewi f you're interested, album's supposed to drop early sept
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| JesperL oh damn i wish i had your restraint haha! but yeah it's shaping up to be a good one :]
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| JesperL have you heard the new ruby haunt single? it's out of this world imo lol, so stoked for their new record
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 | Divaman Thanks so much Sunnyvale. DungeonBoy would would really appreciate it.
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| Divaman Hi Sunnyvale. DungeonBoy had asked me if I could get his Rota Fortunae album reviewed. I've got a nightmare schedule over the next month, or I would do it for him myself. But I see that you enjoyed the LP a lot, and I was wondering if you'd be willing to review it?
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| Sowing Thanks for fixing that Bendigo Fletcher title. Totally missed that when I added the band.
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| JesperL also on a slightly unrelated note: are you aware of the contrib forum for.. like contrib stuff haha. there's a fb groupchat you're welcome to join as well (no worries if you're not interested)!
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| JesperL jammed it today, was super nice n breezy! thanks for the rec, i'm hyped to listen to it some more the coming days as it's supposed to be really warm here :]
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 | Gnocchi Anytime. You?re doing a cracker-jack good job. Keep it up.
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| Gnocchi No spaces though. You can google bb codes for more goodies like bolding and what not. It?s purely for the aesthetics but seems to be used as an unwritten rule for contrib and staff writers.
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| Gnocchi Ah yes, since the sites coding is caught somewhere in the late 90s you?ll have to bb code them in. [i]album title[/i ]
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| WatchItExplode It was a stretch for you but I thought I would try anyway. Cheers!
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| JesperL go for it!! thought about reviewing it but i don't think i'd have much more to say than "yeah it's good innit" so would love to read your thoughts :]
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| Sowing you should check the new Coevality album; it's like Monobody's Comma but crazier and more intricate
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| Sowing Always up for some more me-core. Appreciate the recommendation as always!
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| Sowing Contrib features are like a 50/50 shot and no guarantee (unlike staff who get featured every time they review a recent release). That said, I still usually feature most contrib reviews within 1-2 weeks of the release date. Since yours was a couple months old, I gave it a pass this time.
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| JesperL congrats on the promo sunny! v well deserved :]
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 | hel9000 Nice! hope you get it man :)
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| hel9000 did you apply for contrib??
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 | Dolving999 Yo Sunny! How are you doing? I remember you being one of the few here on sputnik who was interested in my music, and just for that I thank you immensely! I finally got around to releasing my latest album, so if you are into weird stuff, please consider checking it out. Here's the link (check the list I made for Spotify/YT): https://remeocivitas.bandcamp.com/album/modern-realism
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 | YoYoMancuso much appreciated, my friend! glad you enjoyed it
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| YoYoMancuso thanks for listening and for your helpful feedback! if i may ask, which specific songs sounded samey to you? always looking for ways to improve on the next project
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| JohnnyoftheWell So based on the album's placement, 950 would be ideal - sorry that that's such a change!
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| JohnnyoftheWell Great, thanks so much!! Looking really great, if slightly over the character limit - are you ok if I trim it down slightly?
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| JohnnyoftheWell Ah, sweet! Saw your 4.5 and hoped as much ;] Hmm, call it a soft asap - sooner the better, but whenever in the next few days basically
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| JohnnyoftheWell ...actually, as it happens we've also got a vacancy for Titanic Rising that I haven't managed to fill yet. No worries if you're feeling one-and-done, but if you want it, it's all yours!
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| JohnnyoftheWell Sweet, thank you so much!! If you need more time or whatever, just lmk :]:]
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| JohnnyoftheWell aight cool - basically, could you send over a google doc by saturday? 500-1800 characters (inc. spaces) and you can take whatever line you like!
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| JohnnyoftheWell sweet!! yes, a couple - are you ok to coordinate on discord? can explain here if no
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| JohnnyoftheWell Heyhey, you down to write a Lost in the Dream blurb for the AOTD list?
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| SlothcoreSam All good mate. Yeah, AM Taxi are the kinda band that you are familiar with, but you've never heard of.
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 | Danred97 No prob my man. I'll always rec Bazan, since he is one of my favorite artist of all time. You should also check his old project, Pedro The Lion. More acoustic than synth, but it's still fantastic.
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 | DoofusWainwright Cheers dude, still spinning 'dog days' a lot. I prefer 'thirteen cities', some incredible storytelling on there, I hoped you'd dig RF. Not enough people listen to this type of stuff on the site though
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| DoofusWainwright Enjoying 'dog days' man, thanks, definitely check Richmond Fontaine
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 | Rowan5215 fair enough. I just get irrationally excited at any Buffy reference
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 | GooGooGajoob Lovely review. Keen for another? If I may suggest to you of this unknown release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvwmFoql0lg
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