Submitted by MisterBigMack t3_yatzhk in Music
For someone who has been out the loop on music for a good few years now who would you all say is the best or most reliable for new music album reviews?
Is it as simple as saying look at meta critic and go from there?
Or websites like pitchfork or NME or rolling stone, are they still the places to go?
considering music is subjective, there really is no answer to your question. Especially with a complete lack of examples of what music personally moves you
Allmusic is great. Pitchfork reviews tend to be too cynical.
AOTY
How does that help?
I was going off really, general music that is out at the moment regardless on genre that is just plain good
Consequence of Sound, Brooklyn Vegan
I can't really recommend any of them. There's always some kind of bias since music is at least mostly subjective. What I can recommend is that you listen to an album yourself and form your own opinion of it. If you're trying to find new artists, start with what music you already like and follow the ropes from that stuff to the things you haven't heard. All music is stylistically connected. I could even try and recommend you some newer artists that I like, and I think they're good, but I don't know for sure that you'll agree
You're not buying albums for the songs on them?
So you just want to look cool? That's kinda lame
š¤¦āāļø how did you get that from what I asked?
I was basically asking of reliable sources to help me find recent albums that have been released recently to help me
No thatās fine
Maybe I didnāt ask the question in the right way, I was mainly asking of places which people on here considered reliable for albums
My music taste is quite unvaried so any point in any direction would be appreciated
There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Music is subjective, you can go to x web site and there may be clear bias towards a specific artist. It is better to listen to an artist for x album/EP/mix tape for yourself and form your own opinion on it my friend. Music is subjective and we all have our own opinions on artists and their releases.
āWriting about music is like dancing about architectureā
Alrighty, well in my opinion, modern prog is the best corner of the rock and metal scene today. Vola is the newest one I can think of, but there's also Haken, Caligula's Horse, Leprous, Anathema, and a bunch more. Gojira and Mastodon are two of the biggest metal bands at the moment who are actually good. I also love post rock and neoclassical stuff from the instrumental side of things. Post Rock has names like Lights and Motion, Mogwai, Swans, Collapse Under The Empire, Explosions In the Sky, This Will Destroy You and more. My favorite neoclassical artists are Balmorhea, Olafur Arnalds, Max Richter, and Luke Howard. Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle and Deftones are some bands I've enjoyed for years
If what youāre looking for is a way to discover new music and you have some idea of the type of music youād like to find (e.g. prog metal, sad songs, pop, etc.), Iād recommend creating a Pandora station based on a song or artist that represents that style. Iāve also discovered music by looking at the āListeners also boughtā section of the iTunes Store when viewing a particular album.
If what youāre looking for is reviews/commentary on music you already know, I know a lot of people like The Needle Drop (I personally am not a fan, but he does cover a lot of music across a fairly wide array of genres, so if nothing else it might be a good source for exposing yourself to a variety of music).
Iād add Agent Fresco and Others By No One to the list of prog rock/metal.
Ah yes Agent Fresco is good. I haven't heard Others By No One though, I'll have to check them out
I tend to really like Pitchfork and Stereogum. Reading their reviewers pretty frequently lets you get an idea of their tastes and voices, so I like following their stuff.
Wouldnt a search indexing website work then? Like Google?
Louder Than War
Less Than 1,000 Followers
Whichever website gives my favorite bands/artists good reviews is definitely the most reputable one šÆ
Iām asking for opinions
Donāt think google search results are giving opinions
I donāt really know what the hell reliable means in this context but check out Anthony Fantano on YouTube. Very chill critic great reviews and he has shown me all kinds of awesome albums from all different genres. Very well respected guy. Has been doing it for a long time now.
I'd say musicboard because the UI is great and writing reviews is easy, but don't bother making lists because that system is really broken.
Pitchfork is pretty snooty. I can dig it.
Reliable in the sense of music sources that are well known to have good reputation and that are impartial
That sort of thing really, sorry maybe I didnāt phrase it properly
Placophile t1_itcuujl wrote
Could just try finding a few songs online and listening to them