I added Addison Rae but it'll probably be a bit before I get around to it.


61. Never Enough by Turnstile - 7

-I'm on my fourth listen and still find this a hard one to grade. Can something be really good and really disappointing at the same time? I'll admit my expectations were far too high. After getting massive success (by rock standards) from their previous album, touring with Blink 182 and generally being considered the next big thing ... of course it was stray away from their hardcore roots and be more alternative / accessible. So on first listen I was just clinging to songs like Birds and Sunshower, desperate for the old Turnstile to return. Now? I've come to appreciate the Seein Stars and Look Out For Me experimentation. It's highly possible this score will rise as we go along in the year, and then rise even higher when I finally get to see them live.

62. God Of Angels Trust by Volbeat - 7.5

-A bit of the inverse of Turnstile, where this is basically more of the same from the Danish rockers, thus technically not that musically impressive, but I am very satisfied anyways since I love Volbeat's sound. It's pretty unique even after all this time with the rockabilly goofiness mixed with 80s throwback thrash metal and highly theatrical vocals. Some might even call it an acquired taste (though most metal bros I know think they stink lol.) And despite having songs called "In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satans Spawn in a Dying World of Doom" , they are relatively harmless, more demon hunters in a fantastical world than following all the way through with the 80s throwback and selling their souls and whatnot.

63. Lullabies For Dogs by Chase Petra - 5.5

-First off, great album title. Unfortunately, I'm a cat person, so most of these lullabies for dogs just make me snoozy. Chase Petra is something my algorhythm would insist that I'll love, since they do really sound like a lot of other indieish powerpop that I listen to, but maybe I want more than just beach bunny adjace? Though it does make me wonder, are people out there listening to beach bunny for this first time all like "meh this sounds like Chase Petra..." ?

64. Tha Carter VI by Lil Wayne - 6.6

-After all the doom and gloom surrounding this album (it has a 1.9/5 on musicboard) I was expecting worse. I thought it was quality consistent with what he has been putting out for the last 15 years or so. Not amazing, but there were enough songs to like on there, more than enough to equal out the ones to not like. Hard to be too mad about that.