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Alex Darbyshire

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6.25

Average Rating

The Zombie
The Zombie
Aina The End (2021)
AOTD: 03/02/2026
8Last Updated: 9 hours ago

Really solid vocals that carry this whole thing. For being an hour long this didn't outstay it's welcome the way many records do. A lot of music I like is cinematic in feeling but this feels more like a TV show soundtrack. There's energy and it has a lot of variety in its structure There's even a very end credits feeling track second to last. Really enjoyed.

Korn
Korn
Korn (1994)
AOTD: 02/02/2026
4Last Updated: a day ago

Really quite iffy. Failed to really get me in any kind of mood at all. These kids should have spent more time on Newgrounds.

Wasted On Youth
Wasted On Youth
The Molotovs (2) (2026)
AOTD: 30/01/2026
6Last Updated: 4 days ago

It's fine.

Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Modest Mouse (2004)
AOTD: 26/01/2026
4Last Updated: 6 days ago

Agree with many of the other takes on this one. Utterly mediocre. It's not a good sign when all I want to do after finishing something is go listen to all the better things that it reminded me of. Now I just want to go put on Beck and Tom Waits. What that says to me is this fails to leave an impression. To quote a better critic than me, this album would fail to leave an impression in a plate of watery custard.

Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park (2000)
AOTD: 27/01/2026
9Last Updated: 8 days ago

Just great isn't it. Bennington and Shinoda both giving genre defining performances on this record. I might even argue they never reached this peak again, though Meteora comes awfully close. The structure of this and the pacing are really well done, and it feels like there isn't a wasted second on the album.

Break The Cycle
Break The Cycle
Staind (2001)
AOTD: 23/01/2026
5Last Updated: 11 days ago

Definitely overlong but fun listening.

Memories and Empties
Memories and Empties
Colter Wall (2025)
AOTD: 19/01/2026
6Last Updated: 16 days ago

I find it very hokey when someone says it feels as though a person has 'been here before'. But there aren't many ways as pithy to explain how I feel about Colter Wall. Despite being 30 years old, Wall sounds very much like his voice is from a man thrice his age. There's a warmth to the vocals here that really adds to my enjoyment. It's a mixture of tired and travelled that fits these country songs very well indeed. A surprisingly consistent artist, but I don't think this quite reaches the peaks of his early work.

Lodger
Lodger
David Bowie (1979)
AOTD: 15/01/2026
7Last Updated: 20 days ago

Very groovy as to be expected from Bowie. Interesting listen with a good sound the whole way through. I think it's maybe not as up there as some other of Bowie's records but admittedly it is a high bar.

The Noise Made By People
The Noise Made By People
Broadcast (2000)
AOTD: 13/01/2026
7Last Updated: 22 days ago

Enjoyed a fair bit. There's something uncanny and probing about the feeling of this one which has been noted already. I think a lot of the more ambient tracks have an air of dark nights in place where not so many people go. The vocals really sell it for me however. I think in this case what worked for me is the instrument of voice more than anything lyrical. It all comes together very nicely.

I Created Disco
I Created Disco
Calvin Harris (2007)
AOTD: 12/01/2026
6Last Updated: 23 days ago

Yeah pretty fun. Too long. If the album ended at Vault Character it would be a 7.

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