Walt Reviews Albums in 5 Words
BY WALT ADMIN
2/11/2019
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!