Could do with being 40 minutes shorter

I enjoyed the story quite a lot but the album definitely needed more cohesion lol

I love Fiona Apple. This album strips back a little of the funkier sounds of Tidal and When the Pawn, which works to emphasise her lyrics further. It's a really impressive work for an artist later in their career.

Some good Frank Zappa content in this but being an album criticising Hippie culture it feels a bit premature. Releasing in March 1968, but recorded from March 1967 the subculture had barely come into being! Still I'm sure it was quite cutting at the time.

Wish I was hanging out with my buddy Pink

Very strong singles and it's a good length, but I think it's largely lacking in substance outside of that

I think there's a lot of truth in the fact that Gorillaz album's take some getting used to. I have re-listened to this album enough times over the past week for me to think this requires a totally new review. The Mountain is a work of reincarnation - a theme that reemerges in multiple different ways. It is a reincarnation for the album itself, which reaches its crescendo with the sublime Orange County, only to restart its momentum again with the succeeding God of Lying. It is a reincarnation for it's many predeceased featured artists, for whom this album grants the opportunity for one final collaboration. And it is a reincarnation for the band, who seemingly meet their ultimate end in the gorgeously animated accompanying short film, only to be reborn as whatever will succeed it. While it may be a departure from what came before, there's a serenity and sense of identity in this that makes it a strong entry into the Gorillaz canon.

It's unfair to make a review in comparison, but as it stands I feel this entry is weaker than its predecessor. This is a strong album throughout, but a few tracks (such as Snow White) struck me as being quite strangely lyrically. Its jazzy instrumentals remain very fun, Lover Girl being a particular highlight, but I do miss the bossanova sound of Bewitched. Making a career of writing love songs is undoubtedly a tall order - it seemingly ruined Taylor Swift's life - but the ones that stood out to me were those clearly drawn from personal experience. Maybe it's time to move onto new pastures Laufey?

Not too much to say again. Quite pleasant country music. Think Alex would enjoy this a lot, if he listened...

West end girls is a classic for a reason. A strange album in a lot of ways, felt very much like a precursor to modern rap, while still remaining a distinctly 80s electronic sound.