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A LIST OF GOOD ALBUMS: SECOND PART
The last time we met, we went through the first five of the albums that make us feel good, even on our worst days, but that was only the bottom of the list. This time around, we get to go through the mid-tier list which is one of our favourite lists of anything, as these pieces of work are madly underrated. Here we go:
10. Of Monsters and Men, My Head Is An Animal
To be completely honest with you, we don’t even remember how this album got to our hands but it happened to be one of the greatest things we’ve ever heard. As Of Monsters and Men’s debut album, My Head Is An Animal achieved the perfection of storytelling as they tell a story through the personification of wild animals. This story includes finding a family in the wild, loneliness, survival, and love, in songs like From Finner, Little Talks, Your bones, and Love, Love, Love. The opening song, Dirty paws, gives us an insight into what the story is based around as it starts with a battle for territory between the birds and the bees, along with their accomplices, which sort of gives the whole album the feel of "surviving war" and how it has its effects on the lives of victims. The album celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2021, and the band released a 10th-anniversary edition with bonus tracks and Icelandic versions of a few old ones.
9. Tiya, Cacoethes.
Poetry has always been one way that people could romanticise their emotions, whether they are of remorse or happiness but one thing I know is that it always has a moving feeling when the poetry is of love drenched in pain. There's nothing like a song of heartache because most times, everyone relates to it as a result of lost love, whether it is currently happening or happened ages ago. Cacoethes is the exact example of the above-mentioned, topped with vocals that feel like the pain still lingers somewhere in Tiya's throat as they sing with modern soul instruments and that perfect bass that is heard throughout the entire album. With tracks like Cumin, Jekyll’s Hide, Vase, & Fellah Garden, that heartache can at least feel like redemption, looking over the desire to get everything back to what it was (got me feeling like that). This is a great album and will come in handy when it's just one of those days when you need something to ease the pain.
8. Bob Marley and The Wailers, Kaya
An album that can be cited as one of the greatest Reggae pieces of all time, from one of the greatest overall bands of all time. Unlike every other Bob Marley and The Wailers album, Kaya doesn't come as a fun-times or revolution-driven album when compared to the others that came before and after instead, it comes as a human nature-based philosophy, with songs like; Sun Is Shining, Kaya, Satisfy My Soul, Misty Morning, and Running Away. This album heavily relies on its writing which credits Bob Marley, making him one of our favourites of all time (does anybody know where we can get a framed poster of this man?), both vocally and lyrically. This piece is one of our favourite pieces of all time.
7. 21 Savage, ISSA.
Dark. A story of a young boy acknowledging his mistakes, and having a taste of making it. A taste of fame. As always, 21 Savage will always represent himself as a gangbanger with a lot (HAHA) of regrets and will use drugs every chance he gets. You can look at it like that, or you can see the awareness being raised, like- "why would I wanna be like this guy? Cool, I want the money, and cars, and champagne, but I don't wanna be like him," making this an educational album. With songs like; Nothing New, Numb, Close My Eyes, and Bank Account, we just know that sometimes, what we have is better than having it all, and there's nothing to haunt you if you keep being pure. In conclusion, we don't know why we love this album but it just has something to it, and we can't disregard the fact that 21 Savage has been carrying the Hip-Hop genre on his back ever since the release of this project right here. Enjoy, or come fight us!
6. The Lumineers, III
The only bad thing we’re guilty of here at DPHTA is our love for folk music, that stomp and clap music from the early 2010s? our favourite part of that decade. The Lumineers gained popularity by telling the sweetest and most bitter love stories in 2011 with the release of their debut album, The Lumineers, and have been telling those stories ever since. III is one of those. III is the band's third studio album telling the story of 3 generations torn apart by generational curses, alcoholism, depression, and bad decisions. As non-traditional as it is, the album still has that American feel with Wesley Schultz's on-point guitar skills and Jeremiah Fraites' sombre piano sounds, making you feel the sadness that the whole album carries even on its upbeat songs. Our highlights on the album have to be; Donna, Leader Of The Landslide, My Cell, and the transition from April to Salt and the Sea backed up with the 3 bonus tracks that seem to have nothing in line with the story. You will find that the album was turned into a series on The Lumineers’ YouTube page. Enjoy!
With only one list left before we close off our Good Albums titles, we would like to know what you have been listening to. We know there's some crazy shit to suggest out there, so let us know. Until next time!
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