Jer gets all the girls
It's fine, there's nothing wrong with it, but for me at least, apart from being kinda kooky it's just...forgettable? Again, there was nothing wrong with it. But I don't think I'll seek it out again. 5/10.
Everybody's all "Jerry's old and feeble" till they see him run down a skyscraper and hijack a helicopter mid-flight.
10/10: Stately, wistful, perfect.
Atlas
Even by Grouper's standards, this is quiet, minimalistic stuff, to such a degree it's almost hard even to register that it's there. Soothing while it lasts, but the stark emptiness honestly leaves me with nothing to really cling on to once it's over. 6/10
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Heartbeat In The Brain
…That's a long band name. 
Simply beautiful. So nostalgic and soothing, yet so powerful… Some parts remind be a bit of Alcest, although it breathes more overall.
JP Manova - La Barbe de Morgan Freeman
(I advise listening to the song first and reading the lyrics afterwards)
Sure, I know my town and love my city...
But Paname sometimes reminds me of Mississipi...
A bit of the same heritage...
Before I grow the same beard as Morgan Freeman...
I'll go to...
Barbès, Marx Do, Calais, Bordeaux, Zagreb, Porto, Yaoundé, Tokyo.
Paris, my harbor, my landmark
To sail away and see as far as I can
So that I don't rot away in a bus with the secrecy
Of a bitter old man dragging along his regrets.
Belleville, Riquet, Marseille, Dunkirk, Séville, Berckley, Mumbay, Sidney.
Sure, I know my town and love my city
But Paname sometimes reminds me of Mississipi
With some negroes bored at the bottom of the towers,
And others desperate to escape them and get their independence.
Celles-sar (Sarcelles), Aulnay, Lausanne, Roubais, Dakar, Palermo, Baghdad, L.A.
So that I don't die in the background of the film
Like just another idiot to fill up the screen.
I write my story not to be some random no-one,
Before I grow the same beard as Morgan Freeman.
Sure, I know my town and love my city
But Paname sometimes reminds me of Mississipi.
Before I grow the same beard as Morgan Freeman...
If I hadn't taken my own place,
I could have waited for a screenwriter to make it for me.
Somewhere between the victims or little whores
Who disappear from the movie in the opening scenes.
Or maybe in the casting for the transparent bros
Who are willing to play the token blacks.
Grigny, Bastia, Berlin, Oujda, Delhi, Riga, Beijing, Brazza.
I don't fit in any grids or slots.
If I had been born in '17, I would have been a jazzman,
With sax solos that would have shattered the cages,
Delivering the same fucking messages.
Montreuil, Saint-ouen,Villeneuve, Dubai, Melbourne, Port-au-Prince, no matter where I go...
I had to grow up being my own father.
I created my own models and landmarks.
And I have less sympathy for rappers who can't write a rhyme
Than for the universe and the beard of Morgan Freeman.
edited 9th Aug '17 8:48:57 AM by Lyendith
So, Morgan Freeman's beard is added to a rather uncomfortably long list of celebrity body parts being (sort of) worshipped. That fact aside, it's a nice groovy rap song, 4/5.
BI-2 feat. Chicherina - My Rock'n'Roll
Translated lyrics (source):
..And everything that once was clear will later be unveiled
My rock and roll has no purpose nor it is a remedy.
It's not new but improved, one and the same.
The road is my home and it's not a place for love.
The words will cry like rain
There, where you are no longer waiting for me.
The breeze at night will bring some coolness to you
Our faces will be blank with only shadows of sunrise
From that place where you are no longer waiting for me
And later on, much like yourself, I'll tie my hair with a ribbon
And, preparing for the long journey, I'll restlessly give you a hand sign
Saying farewell to you, as if to a legend..
Repeat:
..And everything that once was clear will later be unveiled
My rock and roll has no purpose nor it is a remedy
Not new but improved, yet one and the same.
The road is my home and it's not a place for love.
The road is my home and it's not a place for love.
edited 9th Aug '17 9:10:36 AM by Millership
Spiral out, keep going.
Atlas
Eww, overproduction. It's hard to do slickness well, and while the lyrics and vocals are nice, this is not a case of it done well. Hard to say more, really. 6/10
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
edited 9th Aug '17 2:24:38 PM by Uilleam
Tastes better on the way back down.
7/10. Personally, John Fogerty's vocals never impressed me. Sure, they're ragged and growl-heavy, but they feel like the predecessor to that of either AC/DC vocalist. As for the music, it's pretty damn good, although why anyone could possibly think a song with the refrain "I ain't no fortunate son" is patriotic enough for 4th of July celebrations is beyond me.
Car Seat Headrest - "Beach Death"
Catchy, reminiscent of early Beatles songs, lo-fi production adding to the charm, 4/5.
Soap&Skin - Me and The Devil (Robert Johnson Cover)
The background music is nice, but I'm not big on the vocals. 7/10.
I like noises.
Honestly, the first thing I thought was "this feels very derivative of 'Numb'". Then I looked it up and found that "Numb" came out later. One way or another, I think that "Numb" is a more thought-through version of this, the chord progression is similar, but on this track there's no melody to back it up, and the vocals feel more generic. The arrangement sounds very plain, lacking the spark that makes LP's other tracks stand out. (3/10)
Queens of the Stone Age - The Way You Used to Do
edited 13th Aug '17 3:33:33 AM by Small_Mess
Nonsense is better than no sense at all.
A fun and energetic rock song, but something about the production dulls the effect, makes it too noisy for my taste, 4/5.
Christopher Tin - Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight, Civilization VI Main Theme)
Apparently, the lyrics are by Leonardo da Vinci himself.
Spiral out, keep going.
A nicely epic piece for a game about the history of humanity. Not something I'll go back to everyday but it fills its purpose perfectly.
And since we're on Italian songs:
or
Shikata Akiko - Sorriso (live version) (from 20:00 on)
Choose either one.
Atlas
(studio version)
J-pop meets new age, and the result is an eminently generic bundle of overcooked schmaltz. Yeah, harsh, I know, but I really did spend this whole song wishing it could end and let me listen to something more interesting. 4/10
edited 13th Aug '17 12:58:22 PM by Uilleam
Tastes better on the way back down.
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Which version? 
9/10. Thee Oh Sees are definitely one of the best garage rock groups out there, with energy and earnestness that go unmatched by many other bands. And it shows here, on a track with sleigh bells going off in the background as the guitars pummel into your eardrums. The lyrics are hard to hear at times, but really, it's the rawness of the singing that makes it work so well.
Nervous Young Men - Clowns in My Coffee
Never could get into this lo-fi indie rock stuff, it just sounds like drowned out noise and little else. It just isn't for me. 5/10.
70/100 - I've always liked later day j-rock/pop's mixed heritage of various genres and the streamlined, anthemic packaging it placed them in. It's pretty simple, basic even, but it's delivered with quite a bit of raw energy and melody it's hard not to be swayed.
Jer gets all the girls
Well, I'm not a metal sort of music person. So I can't say this is for me. But, I liked the guitar for what it was and it didn't annoy me or bore me like a lot of metal does. So, for that I'll give it a 7/10.
And now, a cover!
Reel Big Fish - Brown Eyed Girl
Not really a fan. It's OK, I suppose, but there's nothing that really pulls me in, and the lyrics range from odd wording to outright word salad at some points; and the fact that I've got absolutely no idea what they mean isn't helping it, either. The only part that I really like at all is the guitar. 6/10.
edited 15th Aug '17 6:22:50 PM by PastryPerson
Atlas
For a final boss theme, this is very subdued and very mournful, fitting the grim circumstances in which it plays. You really do feel as if everything has gone to hell and you've got no chance of reaching any sort of happy ending while this is playing. 7/10
Tastes better on the way back down.
Jer gets all the girls
Not my favourite of theirs, but I love the piano and the strength of the vocals as well as the beat. Nice. 8/10.
Another cover! But this time with the original singers involved too. Still counts.
Status Quo (with The Beach Boys) - Fun Fun Fun
edited 15th Aug '17 4:18:07 AM by Murataku
Everybody's all "Jerry's old and feeble" till they see him run down a skyscraper and hijack a helicopter mid-flight.
I like noises.
A pretty generic riff is made so much better by the Beach Boys' famous harmonies. The chorus is my favourite part, especially the shifting "woo". The sax is fine as well, even if it makes the song sound like a sitcom credits theme at some moments. But there is definitely some fun in this. (7/10)
Nonsense is better than no sense at all.
7/10: Dark, kinda creepy, interesting.
Stereolab - Cybele's Reverie