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    4/5 stars

    Combining all the things I loved about King of Limbs era Radiohead as well as A Moon Shaped Pool ambient soundscapes means you’re in for a soul crushing experimental ambient pop masterclass. While there was some points where I didn’t connect with some of the songs as others. This is a great album and I think it’s an important one in the grand scheme of Radiohead and Thom Yorke’s legacy in general.

    Favorite tracks: Twist, Dawn Chorus, I Am a Very Rude Person, The Axe

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    4/5 stars

    Hadn’t taken a full deep dive into this record up until today when I listened during my commute, and I feel like this one is the more challenging of the two most well known and acclaimed Sigur Ros records. While I loved this one it seemed that some of these songs carried for a little more than I wanted or expected them to and I don’t think that’s a knock to the album it could also just be the mindset I was in at the time haha. Aside from that, the instrumentation and production has to be one of the most lush and beautiful sounding I’ve heard in a while. Again I think this was a… More

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    4/5 stars

    I ordered the cd of this and got it a couple days ago and I was impressed by both of these songs especially the Boris one. It seemed like a journey into their past but with a new spin and more modern sounds for the band. I also liked the new Melvins track a good amount. I’m not super well versed in their catalog but I enjoyed what buzz and the guys brought to the table on this one too

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    4/5 stars

    A Chaos of Flowers is a refreshing turn for Big Brave while maintaining their heavy and droney roots loved the combination of ambient and drone metal without sacrificing just unrelenting and searing guitars and drums overall I really liked it but didn’t blow me away like their previous effort did that made me fall in love with the band

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