New Discovered Albums (January and February 2019)

deadmau5 - mau5ville: Level 1 (2018) 8.5/10

EDM at its finest. One of a group of artists I enjoy in this cluster of a genre. Monophobia has a few remixes on this album. A short eight track album; it provides the punch I need to get energized/pumped to do stuff. Or even dance along to the music. All is Lost has this natural aesthetic to it, that I feel it has good vibes, vocal delivery is a bit slow, but the instrumental makes up for the slower vocals. Which blends in. Something Like: this is an interesting song. The instrumental could get annoying after a while. But most EDM tracks have some annoying loop or any loop that gets stuck in people's heads to make them remember the song. Overall this is a decent album.

Nightwish - Showtime, Storytime (2013) 9.5/10

Another live album from this Finnish band. Covers the hits such as: Nemo, Ever Dream, Amaranth, and Ghost Love Score. This live album is more of a crowd pleaser than the previous live album(s) in my opinion. With this album being Floor Jansen's first album with the band, this is a solid effort on her end. I think Floor can cover Tarja and Annette's songs well. Overall one of my favorite live albums there is. And one of the best for Nightwish's discography. How the band interacts with the audience in between some of the tracks is wonderful as well. Overall I'd give it a good 9.5 rating.

Indigo la End -夜に魔法をかけられて (Yoru ni Mahō o Kakerarete) (2013) 8/10

Some J-Rock for you. I was browsing suggestions to find this album. The vocals in sweet spider isn't the greatest in my opinion. But I'm sure the vocals will grow on me as time goes on.  sweet spider has this indie vibe; she has this more of a down tempo compared to the first track. Vocal delivery is slightly slower. Based on the first two tracks, this album would have an indie rock vibe, that the album could be played in a coffee shop or department store. Not that there's anything wrong with that in all fairness. 大停電の夜に is a little bit more fast paced compared to she. But the vocals aren't that great if I'm being honest. The attempt at fast spoken talking or rapping or whatever you call that delivery was bad. But the vocals get better after the segment.鞠の空想 is a brief minute and a half of spoken word delivery. Overall if you like the chill aesthetics, and J-rock then this album is for you!