Posted on February 11, 2019
WALT Reviews Albums in 5 Words
We at WALT believe that mastering succinctness is an under appreciated art. Accordingly, we asked some of our DJs to review an album in just 5 words. Here are the results:
Sensitive G – Eyedress
“Juicy bratwurst, onions and mustard.” – Thomas Hammons
Parcels – Parcels
“Jammier, more intimate, late-Daft Punk.” – Michael Hall
Outer Peace – Toro Y Moi
“Play this at my funeral.” – Elizabeth Miller
Everyone’s Invited – Sports
“Rhythmic expression of Oklahoman energy” – Seth Rinkevich
Hollywood Africans – Jon Batiste
“Makes 7Rings Sound Like Gibberish.” – Nathan Little
Virgo Fool – Hiss Golden Messenger
“What can I say? Ok.” – Noah Batke
Ctrl – SZA
“Mood-inducing, vocal-forward woman who stomps.” – Michael Hall
Joy In The Wild Unknown – Ripe
“Funky. Crunky. Spunky. Punky. Monkey.” – John Leiner “Fun sound, strong horns section.” – Evan Rothman
Slide – George Clanton
“Shoegaze spiced with pure electronica.” – Dylan Hyman
Bambi – Hippo Campus
“The boys are back. Seriously.” – Anna McGuire
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
“Daft Punk finds their sound: funk.” – Michael Hall
Do It Like We Used To Do – North Mississippi Allstars
“Too Much Dance, Calves Cramped.” – Nathan Little
Settle – Disclosure
“Excited beginning of blended house.” – Michael Hall
Everything Is Love – The Carters
“Royal Testament to Love & Culture” – Kaizad Irani
Heard It In A Past Life – Maggie Rogers
“Sad and dancey pop bops (and that’s my favorite genre)” – Daisy Jones
Ritual In Repeat – Tennis
“Alaina Moore owns my heart.” – Haley Seligmann
7 – Beach House
“Emotionally gritty, yet moves fluidly” – Caroline Gschwind
If Walls Could Talk – Justin Johnson
“Like paint drying, but good.” – Nathan Goldenberg
Tell Me I’m Pretty – Cage The Elephant
“Yes, you are very pretty.” – Noah Baker
Yours, Dreamily – The Arcs
“Latin psych-rock meets Auerbach. Boom.” – Ben Pate
How To Be A Human Being – Glass Animals
“Good look into people’s lives.” – Noah Baker
Harmony Hall/2021 – Vampire Weekend
“Wait, didn’t they break up?” – Marisa Mecke
The Story of Us – Quinn XCII
“Open, honest and dangerously good.” – Noah Baker
The Balcony – Catfish and the Bottlemen
“High energy with fascinating lyrics.” – Noah Baker
Entertainment – Waterparks
“A genre-defying, shockingly innovative album!” – Katie Cowan
And We Would Never End – Cousin Simple
“Listen before they become big.” – Noah Baker
Make sure to also check out full-length album reviews from Ben Pate and Woody Moore!