hit me hard and soft - billie eilish
upon release, hit me hard and soft received universal acclaim from critics, praising the production, songwriting, and vocal performances. it topped the charts in over 20 countries, including australia, canada, germany, ireland, new zealand, and the united kingdom. in the united states, hit me hard and soft debuted at number two on the billboard 200, and charted all 10 of its songs in the top 40 of the billboard hot 100. the track "lunch" was released as the lead single concurrently. "birds of a feather" was released as the second single from the album to great commercial success, peaking at number two on billboard hot 100 and in the top ten of several charts. at the 67th annual grammy awards, the album and its songs received a total of seven nominations, including album of the year, best pop vocal album, song of the year and record of the year.
document - r.e.m
document is the fifth studio album by american rock band r.e.m., released on september 1, 1987, by i.r.s. records. it was their first album to be co-produced by the band and scott litt. continuing in the vein of their previous album lifes rich pageant, document features more audible lyrics and a harder rock sound in comparison to the band's earlier releases. the album became r.e.m.'s greatest success at the time, giving the band their first top 10 hit ("the one i love") and album, peaking at number 10 on the billboard 200.
pinkerton - weezer
pinkerton is the second studio album by the american rock band weezer, released on september 24, 1996, by dgc records. the guitarist and vocalist rivers cuomo wrote most of pinkerton while studying at harvard university, after abandoning plans for a rock opera, songs from the black hole. it was the last weezer album to feature the bassist matt sharp, who left in 1998. to better capture their live sound, weezer self-produced pinkerton, creating a darker, more abrasive album than their self-titled 1994 debut. cuomo's lyrics express loneliness and disillusionment with the rock lifestyle. the title comes from the character bf pinkerton from giacomo puccini's 1904 opera madama butterfly, whom cuomo described as an "asshole american sailor similar to a touring rock star". like madama butterfly, pinkerton views japanese culture from the perspective of an outsider who considers japan fragile and sensual.
l'amour de ma vie [extended edit] - billie eilish
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remember that i love you - kimya dawson
remember that i love you is kimya dawson's fifth solo album, released by k records may 9, 2006. songs include tour favorites such as "loose lips", "12/26", and "i like giants". the album art was done by jeffrey lewis. in 2007, the songs "tire swing", "loose lips," and "my rollercoaster" were featured in the film juno.
shake the pounce - gaze
hailing from the north, vancouver, b.c., where most music is made in the garage, gaze are more attic-style, souvenirs and memories held up to a different light. here's a whole new album's worth fourteen songs of the kinda sadness/gladness gaze set to motion. miko hoffman, megan mallett, and rose melberg bend deep powder borne songs into harmony and humming form.
動物園釘子戶 (zoo nail house) - zoogazer
(this is some random review lol) one thing i've come to appreciate after visiting a number of times is the very high calibre of pop musicianship in china. this 2018 collection from zoo gazer is a perfect example. understand this: i hardly understand a word of chinese, but the vocals here easily work well enough as instruments in their own right, and the stuff is just straight up pop catchy--like pop is supposed to be. i love listening to this.