YMMV / The Avalanches

• Awesome Music:
  • You could say all of Since I Left You, an exercise in sampling with lots of great songs such as the blissful Title Track, the catchy and danceable "Live at Dominoes", the more chaotic yet still catchy "Frontier Psychiatrist", and many more.
  • "Thank You Caroline" is the best piece that was never on FLCL.
  • "A Different Feeling" from Since I Left You received two amazing remixes; one from Ernest St. Laurent, and one from Paperclip People. Enjoy.
  • Wildflower is proving to be a worthy follow-up to SILY, with catchy tracks like "Frankie Sinatra" and "Subways", among others.
  • "If I Were a Folkstar" is pure Sweet Dreams Fuel from beginning to end.
• Fountain of Memes: "Frontier Psychiatrist". Being one of the group's most-known songs, some of its lyrics have been taken out of context and repurposed for other means, most notably "That boy needs therapy" and "What does that mean?".
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • "Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life" is creepier than the other songs on Since I Left You, with its whispered vocals saying "tonight" and uneasy use of piano chords in some sections.
  • The end of "Two Hearts In 3/4 Time", especially since everything leading up to it was so pleasant.
  • Some of the imagery in the "Frontier Psychiatrist" music video can be considered this. The sheer surrealism of it all coupled with the chaotic track brings about a sense of uneasiness.
• Signature Song: For their older songs, "Frontier Psychiatrist" or "Since I Left You", which were both released as singles and have tens of millions of views on YouTube and plays on Spotify. For their newer songs, "Because I'm Me" is the most known, having the most views out of any Avalanches song on YouTube.
• Tear Jerker:
  • "Pablo's Cruise" evokes feelings of nostalgia, like flashing back to memories of places visited long ago.
  • "Zap!" has a sentimental and peaceful feeling to it.
  • "Park Music" has some dreamy choirs that could make one shed a tear.
  • "Stepkids" also has a sentimental, nostalgic mood.
• Tough Act to Follow: Due to the massive Sequel Gap between albums, many critics noted that Wildflower would have difficulty living up to the success and acclaim of their debut. Many of these comments died down considerably when the album was met with rave reviews.

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