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:

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Sensitive G – Eyedress

“Juicy bratwurst, onions and mustard.” – Thomas Hammons

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Parcels – Parcels

“Jammier, more intimate, late-Daft Punk.” – Michael Hall

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Outer Peace – Toro Y Moi

“Play this at my funeral.” – Elizabeth Miller

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Everyone’s Invited – Sports

“Rhythmic expression of Oklahoman energy” – Seth Rinkevich

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Hollywood Africans – Jon Batiste

“Makes 7Rings Sound Like Gibberish.” – Nathan Little

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Virgo Fool – Hiss Golden Messenger

“What can I say? Ok.” – Noah Batke

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Ctrl – SZA

“Mood-inducing, vocal-forward woman who stomps.” – Michael Hall

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Joy In The Wild Unknown – Ripe

“Funky. Crunky. Spunky. Punky. Monkey.” – John Leiner “Fun sound, strong horns section.” – Evan Rothman

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Slide – George Clanton

“Shoegaze spiced with pure electronica.” – Dylan Hyman

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Bambi – Hippo Campus

“The boys are back. Seriously.” – Anna McGuire

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Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

“Daft Punk finds their sound: funk.” – Michael Hall

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Do It Like We Used To Do – North Mississippi Allstars

“Too Much Dance, Calves Cramped.” – Nathan Little

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Settle – Disclosure

“Excited beginning of blended house.” – Michael Hall

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Everything Is Love – The Carters

“Royal Testament to Love & Culture” – Kaizad Irani

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Heard It In A Past Life – Maggie Rogers

“Sad and dancey pop bops (and that’s my favorite genre)” – Daisy Jones

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Ritual In Repeat – Tennis

“Alaina Moore owns my heart.” – Haley Seligmann

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7 – Beach House

“Emotionally gritty, yet moves fluidly” – Caroline Gschwind

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If Walls Could Talk – Justin Johnson

“Like paint drying, but good.” – Nathan Goldenberg

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Tell Me I’m Pretty – Cage The Elephant

“Yes, you are very pretty.” – Noah Baker

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Yours, Dreamily – The Arcs

“Latin psych-rock meets Auerbach. Boom.” – Ben Pate

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How To Be A Human Being – Glass Animals

“Good look into people’s lives.” – Noah Baker

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Harmony Hall/2021 – Vampire Weekend

“Wait, didn’t they break up?” – Marisa Mecke

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The Story of Us – Quinn XCII

“Open, honest and dangerously good.” – Noah Baker

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The Balcony – Catfish and the Bottlemen

“High energy with fascinating lyrics.” – Noah Baker

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Entertainment – Waterparks

“A genre-defying, shockingly innovative album!” – Katie Cowan

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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!