One of mine is Commit This to Memory by Motion City Soundtrack. I basically took the title verbatim and know the album word for word. And while I would love if it did, the rest of MCS’s stuff just doesn’t hit the same way.

And if you’re not an album person, maybe a period of time in the artist’s work? Whatever works for you.

*Lots of mentions of hit debut albums that subsequently petered out, which follows with the dreaded sophomore slump that hits many artists. Anyone with mid or even later career albums that stand alone? Those always intrigue me.

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    6 months ago

    Closure in Moscow, Pink Lemonade is an incredible album with such amazing style and intensity and I don’t understand how it’s the same band as some of their other things.

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      6 months ago

      Holy shit, I love that album so much and I’ve never seen anybody else mention it! It’s intense and upbeat and poppy but also grungy and sludgy in all the right ways. Their other stuff is just kinda sludgy but without also being fun.

      What’s your favourite track on Pink Lemonade? For me I’d have to say Church of the Technochrist