Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk ALBUM REVIEW

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  • @mrsir8589
    @mrsir8589 5 місяців тому +8639

    Melon would have given this a 10 if he didnt fear sex

    • @adualaispuro
      @adualaispuro 5 місяців тому +280

      this one’s good

    • @LDVenus-kz2lc
      @LDVenus-kz2lc 5 місяців тому +5

      He likes Less Sex

    • @bionicle2122
      @bionicle2122 5 місяців тому +16

      ​@@adualaispuro no it's not

    • @sanfordcurtis8242
      @sanfordcurtis8242 5 місяців тому +140

      It’s funny because most of Fantano’s fans do

    • @camsta_
      @camsta_ 5 місяців тому

      thank god we have ​@@bionicle2122 to tell us what to find funny

  • @v3len
    @v3len 5 місяців тому +3458

    Anthony's least favourite track was "Fear, Sex" because it hit too close to home

    • @rehab_herr
      @rehab_herr 3 місяці тому +7

      thats some freudian shit right there

    • @spankosaurthegreat6211
      @spankosaurthegreat6211 3 місяці тому +23

      Nah this caught me way off guard bc its my fav track on the album hands down its like crack

    • @Swarma
      @Swarma Місяць тому

      ​@@spankosaurthegreat6211right? This happens every time with Anthony mf always has my fav tracks on least fav

    • @joshuatealeaves
      @joshuatealeaves Місяць тому +3

      @@spankosaurthegreat6211 “it’s like crack” 💀

    • @lukecoleman3643
      @lukecoleman3643 4 дні тому +1

      Fear, sex is such a perfect song in my opinion it perfectly continues death, romance and I honestly think he was just looking for a way to not give it a 10.

  • @akisearu1486
    @akisearu1486 5 місяців тому +1414

    god was with them in the studio

    • @shabibmahab
      @shabibmahab 5 місяців тому +70

      That’s actually how it feels

    • @ffwlpe
      @ffwlpe 5 місяців тому +81

      co-produced by god himself

    • @glacier8678
      @glacier8678 4 місяці тому +7

      That's just Dave Fridmann

    • @godnotavailable2094
      @godnotavailable2094 4 місяці тому +2

      Ch-ch-checkin' the stations

    • @Zhade_12
      @Zhade_12 3 місяці тому +1

      @@godnotavailable2094 I thought I saw him on the video, a trance is keeping him under.

  • @cleo_is_trying565
    @cleo_is_trying565 5 місяців тому +3707

    A Fantano 9 is the people's 10. We'll take it, we know the truth.

    • @colecaine.
      @colecaine. 5 місяців тому +4

      We know

    • @Szanth
      @Szanth 5 місяців тому +34

      @@Kushncorinthian Yeah if he gives something a 10 I know I'll probably not like it, but an 8 or 9 could be great.

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 5 місяців тому +5

      @@Kushncorinthian The Turning Wheel isn't particularly abrasive.

    • @vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541
      @vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@KushncorinthianI mean, he gave nevermind a 10 and it's a super simple and catchy record

    • @vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541
      @vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541 5 місяців тому +6

      ​@@SzanthHonestly, outside of some takes, when it comes to his 10's, I don't think I have ever disagreed hard with his opinions, most of his 10/10s are amazing albums

  • @elesh.n
    @elesh.n 5 місяців тому +971

    4:38 "Mortality and love once again turn up as themes on the track Death and Romance" taken straight out of my word count-padded middle school essay

    • @GregorBarclay
      @GregorBarclay 5 місяців тому +44

      Bwahahahaha - that’s perfect. Tbh a lot of fantano has similar energy

    • @joeduffyy
      @joeduffyy 5 місяців тому +6

      😭

    • @KeyboardistMonster
      @KeyboardistMonster Місяць тому

      please that's triggering even LMAO

    • @DHawkBeats
      @DHawkBeats 28 днів тому

      😂

  • @lasagnaannihilator8952
    @lasagnaannihilator8952 5 місяців тому +1266

    It's ok Anthony. Sex is not that scary, no need to fear.

  • @Insequete
    @Insequete 3 місяці тому +153

    A crazy piece of symbolism in this album is that an "imaginal disc" is an actual thing found in the bodies of insects that go into metamorphosis. Once the larvae has completely degenerated inside the pupa, the imaginal discs transform into the new head, limbs, thorax etc.
    The title isn't just referring to the disc being inserted into Mica's head/imagination, it's an actual thing that caterpillars, grubs, etc. have in their bodies to transform them into their new selves. Their "brand new image" so to speak.
    The pieces that you need to become a brand new You are already inside of you.
    Absolutely genius title.

  • @hugobecookin
    @hugobecookin 5 місяців тому +1417

    This album is what Magdalena Bay thinks their music sounds like

  • @envan7865
    @envan7865 5 місяців тому +1798

    Fear, Sex is absolutely gorgeous, can't believe at all that that's the breaking point

    • @chaeriplease
      @chaeriplease 5 місяців тому +46

      Right it's my favorite

    • @raydiantly
      @raydiantly 5 місяців тому +85

      also watching tv not in favorites when it's the best song 😞

    • @anynamez7048
      @anynamez7048 5 місяців тому +43

      Its always the best songs..

    • @ChristopherGun
      @ChristopherGun 5 місяців тому +1

      for real

    • @m00nrac00n
      @m00nrac00n 5 місяців тому +44

      Fear, Sex is such a worldbuilding part of the Album to me. I could not imagine it without this track. So "60s Space Age Alien Abduction".

  • @wpbn5613
    @wpbn5613 5 місяців тому +3333

    You know the record is incredible when the comment section is pissed off that it got "merely" a 9

    • @ResevoirGod
      @ResevoirGod 5 місяців тому +42

      The comment section are clueless let’s be honest

    • @Insouciant_Lyfê
      @Insouciant_Lyfê 5 місяців тому +46

      I don't think half of fantano fans actually listen to what he reviews.

    • @politecube4503
      @politecube4503 5 місяців тому +3

      @@Insouciant_Lyfêikr all they care is the last part like….😅😅

    • @youknowhuwitis
      @youknowhuwitis 5 місяців тому +23

      ​@ResevoirGod they don't care and they just swarm in to recycle the same dead humour jokes that have plagued his comment sections for years.

    • @Dappis
      @Dappis 5 місяців тому +6

      To be real her fans would be looking for his Gmail logins if the album got an 8 or below lmao

  • @krisnachtigall
    @krisnachtigall 5 місяців тому +875

    this album will 100% stay in my top 3 albums of the year, don't doubt it

    • @darioooxx1842
      @darioooxx1842 5 місяців тому +8

      @@maxwelllegere1483 He’s just letting us know is top albums, dude. Don’t need to be bitter about it

    • @Killer_Raven1875
      @Killer_Raven1875 5 місяців тому +4

      What's your other top 2?

    • @ffwlpe
      @ffwlpe 5 місяців тому +5

      decade*

    • @redengineer4521
      @redengineer4521 4 місяці тому

      Just wait til vultures 3

    • @darioooxx1842
      @darioooxx1842 4 місяці тому +2

      @@redengineer4521 nah, lame album. really boring

  • @Enrage_
    @Enrage_ 5 місяців тому +281

    The ballad of father and mother is such an amazing outro for the album
    Love this album so muchh!!!

  • @riot__grrrrl
    @riot__grrrrl 5 місяців тому +1282

    idk what a brat summer is, we’re gonna die and romance this year

  • @sebpascal
    @sebpascal 5 місяців тому +3030

    This is gonna be one of those rare occasions when people get livid over a 9

    • @vinceeager8553
      @vinceeager8553 5 місяців тому +216

      Nah I'm fine with it because he looks cute with a beard. I couldn't get mad at that face

    • @Tinytunes-25
      @Tinytunes-25 5 місяців тому +45

      It's still High. I would have said 10. But it's his opinion. 👋

    • @earlisonline
      @earlisonline 5 місяців тому

      @@vinceeager8553he’s so hot

    • @Anonymous-hf8nx
      @Anonymous-hf8nx 5 місяців тому +61

      Which is pretty silly. A 9 is an extremely high score that puts this in Fantano's favorite albums of the year, no need for him to just pump out 10s

    • @earlisonline
      @earlisonline 5 місяців тому +36

      @@Anonymous-hf8nx cause it deserves a 10

  • @NathanByer-n4r
    @NathanByer-n4r 5 місяців тому +106

    Cool tidbit about the album name - imaginal discs are the parts of holometabolous insects that are retained after they metamorphose. Ties in really nicely with the themes of change and self-image on this!

    • @chamomiletea6163
      @chamomiletea6163 4 місяці тому +8

      this is insane

    • @urock12201
      @urock12201 4 місяці тому +6

      Thank you for posting this, that adds such an interesting layer to it!

  • @imgermain
    @imgermain 5 місяців тому +501

    MagBay Autumn is just beginning

    • @lasagnaannihilator8952
      @lasagnaannihilator8952 5 місяців тому +49

      Brat summer is officially over ❌😒
      Now beginning fear of sex autumn ✅😰

    • @estebanrodriguez1456
      @estebanrodriguez1456 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@lasagnaannihilator8952i can f with that song xd

  • @СлађанаЈосифовић
    @СлађанаЈосифовић 5 місяців тому +1050

    CRY FOR ME BEST SYNTHPOP SONG OF THE CENTURY

  • @qaqtix6700
    @qaqtix6700 5 місяців тому +130

    This is honestly the only album this year I could say is flawless. Truly a 10 in my eyes

    • @fatalitics4493
      @fatalitics4493 26 днів тому

      Too bad it won’t even get nominated lol. They are still a bit under the eyes of the suits

  • @TitanonymousXOXO
    @TitanonymousXOXO 5 місяців тому +596

    Vampire in the corner truthers RISE

    • @jayson2650
      @jayson2650 5 місяців тому

      OOOOH I WANNA MAKE YOU MINEE

    • @ringsnot4014
      @ringsnot4014 5 місяців тому +24

      the best song on the albummm

    • @nickbabin1560
      @nickbabin1560 5 місяців тому

      yeeeaaaa

    • @SoftMASCII
      @SoftMASCII 5 місяців тому +6

      Quickly became my favorite with multiple relistens

    • @farteryx
      @farteryx 5 місяців тому

      I WANNA MAKE U MINEEEE

  • @RyannJoyRule
    @RyannJoyRule 5 місяців тому +269

    Me: "You're changing my life."
    ImaginalDisk: "I'm just an album"

  • @thalissacarvalho4109
    @thalissacarvalho4109 5 місяців тому +156

    oh to be a psychedelic synthwave intergalactic dreamcore progressive funk pop lover in 2024

    • @favOriTe-v6e
      @favOriTe-v6e 4 місяці тому +15

      you forgot one adjective: celestial

  • @BATOOST
    @BATOOST 5 місяців тому +131

    I absolutely LOVED the strong disco vibes on Cry For Me. Honestly, the blending of genres and mood on this album felt so seemless. It has such a strong feeling of both nostalgia and futuristicness 😂 Not to mention that the phrase "Feeling Diskinserted?" is genuinely one of the funniest puns I've seen in a long time.

    • @nic9456
      @nic9456 5 місяців тому +3

      wow ok i only just realized it was a pun. thank you

    • @WAR3600
      @WAR3600 4 місяці тому +2

      What's the pun? Sorry I'm stupid 😔

    • @mchjsosde
      @mchjsosde 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@WAR3600I am also a dummy but he explains it at 9:00

  • @101waystobeawesome
    @101waystobeawesome 5 місяців тому +471

    Fear, Sex as a least favorite track is insane that shit SLAPS

    • @nickh4354
      @nickh4354 5 місяців тому +9

      True, I replay that and killing time every day when I wake up, they're absolute jams

    • @judeobscure5064
      @judeobscure5064 5 місяців тому +6

      God tier. I get SO excited when it comes on.

    • @mrblissmirage
      @mrblissmirage 4 місяці тому +11

      Him saying that's the worst track when it's literally the best is crazy

    • @sharadmathurrr
      @sharadmathurrr 3 місяці тому +1

      its cuz hees afraid of doing it

    • @BexMcInulty
      @BexMcInulty 2 місяці тому

      @@nickh4354 goated opinion, i see you, i am right there with you

  • @yunahofland5739
    @yunahofland5739 5 місяців тому +429

    2024 is the best year for pop in YEARS

    • @JonyJuices
      @JonyJuices 5 місяців тому +52

      And it’s mostly been pop music without the same studio backing of the biggest pop hits of decades prior. This has been a banner year of the pop genre producing music that stands and grows on grassroots enthusiasm for its sound

    • @darioooxx1842
      @darioooxx1842 5 місяців тому +26

      Yes, Pop music has changed a lot in the last few years. I think artist nowadays don’t want to be in the same note as other popular pop songs, they’re going for their sounds. Even if the whole album is not “mainstream enough” authenticity comes first

    • @mlgallagher1
      @mlgallagher1 5 місяців тому +2

      1000%

    • @BeSweet2MeBaby
      @BeSweet2MeBaby 5 місяців тому +1

      NAME SOME DAMN POP ALBUMS TO SUPPORT YOUR FACELESS COMMENT! I SEE NO PROOF AND I.NEED.THE.PROOF.

    • @ytchannel6569
      @ytchannel6569 4 місяці тому +1

      Gen Z Pop supremacy

  • @tatremy
    @tatremy 5 місяців тому +78

    this is the only band i can safely say I’ve followed since near the beginning - since 2018 when they only had around 20k monthly listeners. now they’ve gotten a 9 from fantano and are receiving near universal acclaim. god i feel so proud of them

    • @BenVisness
      @BenVisness 4 місяці тому +1

      I heard their cover of Redbone forever ago and have been hooked ever since, and they just keep getting better

    • @Primalstrawberry
      @Primalstrawberry 2 місяці тому

      I found them after they had just released Mercurial World and I’m so happy to see so many people love their music now!!! I’ve become familiar with every one of their songs. They rarely miss. One of my favorites from them is Ghost. Even tho it never made it to an album, it just hits so hard every time

  • @TheZenomeProject
    @TheZenomeProject 5 місяців тому +280

    Upon initial listen to the first five tracks, I feel like this is the record to share to the folks who like to b**ch about pop music getting less complex musically.

    • @pingunooty
      @pingunooty 5 місяців тому +31

      We need to force rick beato to listen to it

    • @TheZenomeProject
      @TheZenomeProject 5 місяців тому +23

      @@pingunooty He was the guy that I was thinking of, though there are far more than just him who say this type of nonsense. TBF to Beato, though, if a 62 year old doesn't yell at the clouds at least some of the time, that would be more weird.

    • @spyretto
      @spyretto 5 місяців тому +3

      @@pingunooty I'm Rick Beato and I could only stand about 30 seconds of it. Do you have any other recommendations?

    • @finalcut612
      @finalcut612 5 місяців тому +4

      @@spyretto you listened to 30 seconds of an album and then wrote it off? why bother?

    • @gamesmaster1060
      @gamesmaster1060 5 місяців тому +10

      ​@@finalcut612Pretty sure the guy is joking lol

  • @2c_4m57
    @2c_4m57 5 місяців тому +88

    Favorite album of the year, my expectations were sky high and they delivered

    • @stephenoxf
      @stephenoxf 4 місяці тому +5

      I know right - that's what's crazy to me. I've been a MagBay fan since A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling, and they've built up my expectations through their subsequent music AND the singles, and I thought it would be AOTY, even despite Brat being an incredible album. But after about 10 listens of each, it's somehow even better. Their third album may end up being one of the best pop albums of all time.

  • @Xmota
    @Xmota 3 місяці тому +26

    Nah, this is truly a 10. Death & romance -> fear, sex -> vampire in a corner-> watching t.v. transitioning into each other is otherworldy.

  • @srdjanminic762
    @srdjanminic762 5 місяців тому +248

    A VAMPIRE IN CORNER IS SO GOOD

  • @iamalittleboat
    @iamalittleboat 5 місяців тому +65

    I honestly thought there was no shot they could live up to their last album, cause it felt so special, but here we are

    • @yesmk000
      @yesmk000 5 місяців тому +6

      same mercurial world was amazing and this is somehow better

  • @ssbperidot5574
    @ssbperidot5574 5 місяців тому +325

    To quote the wise words of Cal Chuchesta... "I'll take a 9. A 9 is fine."

    • @produccionesdebajosrecurso7451
      @produccionesdebajosrecurso7451 5 місяців тому +3

      When did he said that great quote?

    • @SteBrazier2K9
      @SteBrazier2K9 4 місяці тому

      @@produccionesdebajosrecurso7451 Atrocity Exhibition review

    • @dancerarinz556
      @dancerarinz556 4 місяці тому

      ​@@produccionesdebajosrecurso7451 Atrocity Exhibition review.

    • @lilapostropheproductions
      @lilapostropheproductions 4 місяці тому

      @@produccionesdebajosrecurso7451I think it was in the Atrocity Exhibition review

    • @user91437
      @user91437 4 місяці тому

      ​@@produccionesdebajosrecurso7451Danny Brown Atrocity Exhibition

  • @madeleinep.828
    @madeleinep.828 5 місяців тому +316

    10 for BRAT and 9 for Imaginal Disk we are so fucking back this year

    • @ahmdose
      @ahmdose 5 місяців тому +59

      IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 10😔

    • @aplila
      @aplila 5 місяців тому +66

      I felt like Brat wasn’t that good… so I feel like Imaginal Disk kind of got robbed here

    • @Vfulncchl
      @Vfulncchl 5 місяців тому +3

      @T3H8Press rewind

    • @willitskovich8304
      @willitskovich8304 5 місяців тому +6

      @@apliladont EVEN omg

    • @yesmk000
      @yesmk000 5 місяців тому +27

      ​@@aplila brat was great but def not a 10. this is closer to a 10 for sure

  • @Maskedrin2210
    @Maskedrin2210 5 місяців тому +4185

    This album is what Melanie Martinez thinks what her music sounds like

    • @CMXR
      @CMXR 5 місяців тому

      Ain't she that one rapist

    • @Austyn59913
      @Austyn59913 5 місяців тому +77

      ???? no ????

    • @PinkDesertEagle
      @PinkDesertEagle 5 місяців тому +205

      Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!

    • @sleepdealer10
      @sleepdealer10 5 місяців тому +42

      How??? In what way???

    • @Maskedrin2210
      @Maskedrin2210 5 місяців тому

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@Austyn59913!!!! yes !!!!

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 5 місяців тому +150

    This record is so incredible that people got mad over a 9

  • @TheBeardedBibliophile
    @TheBeardedBibliophile 5 місяців тому +81

    Watching TV is a fucking masterpiece idk what this man is on about

    • @TannerBowman
      @TannerBowman 4 місяці тому +4

      Hard agree.

    • @eyeecandi
      @eyeecandi 4 місяці тому +5

      This song makes me shiver and cry. It’s HUGE.

    • @biancaluedeker
      @biancaluedeker 4 місяці тому +4

      It’s great!

    • @sheenie8897
      @sheenie8897 4 місяці тому +2

      hard comment, hard fact

  • @sumacmusac
    @sumacmusac 5 місяців тому +36

    cry for me is such a gorgeous song, just shimmering, glistening beauty

  • @spaceashes
    @spaceashes 5 місяців тому +144

    you should review every 3OH!3 album

    • @DaxTheWolf17
      @DaxTheWolf17 5 місяців тому +33

      Fantano used to have two girlfriends

    • @Ncurniqmzisnnyffuwi
      @Ncurniqmzisnnyffuwi 5 місяців тому +1

      @@DaxTheWolf17 his first kiss went something like this: :3 and twist

  • @doggo2995
    @doggo2995 5 місяців тому +80

    This is exactly how I thought music in 2024 would sound like in like 2012 when I thought about the future.

  • @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.
    @In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. 5 місяців тому +204

    Damn, y'all pop mfers are eating good this year. For an outsider, it reminds me of how bustling the 2013 era of hip hop was, and how a lot of the best stuff after that was just those same artists that blew up dropping better and better albums.

    • @rat-op4tm
      @rat-op4tm 5 місяців тому +32

      this year single handedly made me a pop fan. but as a hip hop head at my core, weve also been eating p good this year too

    • @TheRealBlueSwan
      @TheRealBlueSwan 5 місяців тому +24

      This is indeed one of the best years for pop albums in forever.

    • @leonliptak
      @leonliptak 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@rat-op4tm what are some good hiphop records this year? i feel like its been pretty lackluster

    • @Prodbyjah464
      @Prodbyjah464 5 місяців тому +23

      @@leonliptakLupe fiasco- samurai
      Boldly James- penalty of leadership
      Mach hommy- richaxxhaitian
      Jpegmafia- I lay my life down for you
      Quadeca- scrapyard
      Blu&evidence- Los Angeles
      Logic- ultra 85
      Little simz- ep 7
      Just gotta know where to look

    • @smoshbooz
      @smoshbooz 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Prodbyjah464 how are you omitting Brat lol. And a few of these are not really pop

  • @pwhitz
    @pwhitz 5 місяців тому +30

    “Fear, Sex is passible for the most part”
    You’ve done it this time Fantano!!

  • @WreckDX
    @WreckDX 5 місяців тому +7

    anthony's review of mercurial world is how i discovered mag bay. then i went and saw them live for the first time. a few years later, it's time to see them for round 2. thanks anthony

  • @leomagitz2321
    @leomagitz2321 4 місяці тому +10

    I am what is called a senior citizen. A lot of the CD's I have liked this year are some bands and artists from back in the day. Magdelana Bay's Imaginal Disk was one of my favorite recordings from 2024, so far. Just awesome music, singing and lyrics. I will have to check out the debut CD next.

  • @oops6876
    @oops6876 5 місяців тому +148

    MagBay deserves to be as big as Charli and Chappell (whom I love)

    • @JonyJuices
      @JonyJuices 5 місяців тому +23

      I mean they aren’t (yet) but I did hear Your Fire at my local grocery store like 6 months ago so they have been doing well

    • @JerryJamesReviews
      @JerryJamesReviews 5 місяців тому +13

      Not yet, Charli has been grinding at this for much longer and is just finally getting the recognition she deserves.

    • @AP0PT0SIS
      @AP0PT0SIS 5 місяців тому +4

      They’re gonna get super big soon.

    • @BeSweet2MeBaby
      @BeSweet2MeBaby 5 місяців тому +5

      Mag Bay > Charli
      all day
      all ways
      always.

    • @favOriTe-v6e
      @favOriTe-v6e 4 місяці тому

      @@JerryJamesReviews so has chappell

  • @achuprasad4482
    @achuprasad4482 5 місяців тому +51

    Tunnel Vision ranks as one of my favourites songs of the decade so far! Similar grandiose to Boys at School

    • @Agent311
      @Agent311 5 місяців тому +4

      it blew my mind on the first listen, that switch up lives rent free in my head

    • @JerryJamesReviews
      @JerryJamesReviews 5 місяців тому +1

      Not quite at the level but still really good

    • @yesmk000
      @yesmk000 5 місяців тому +1

      holy shit i forgot about boys at school idk many songs that are better orchestrated than that one

    • @achuprasad4482
      @achuprasad4482 5 місяців тому

      @@yesmk000 100%, it’s got that wonderfully grand arrangement

  • @Kaelllinn
    @Kaelllinn 5 місяців тому +108

    What’s crazy to me is that it’s a perfect album but I still feel like they can get even perfecter

    • @NathanielSnider1017
      @NathanielSnider1017 5 місяців тому +22

      they’d have to switch genres to do that because you cannot improve on what this has to offer in synthpop

    • @youareasock9752
      @youareasock9752 5 місяців тому +2

      Nah this is peak

  • @pinkyblushbottom1897
    @pinkyblushbottom1897 5 місяців тому +28

    I've been bumping Magdalena Bay for maybe two years now and this album is so damn good. Seriously anyone who hasn't listened yet give it a shot and check out their other music too they don't miss!

    • @JonyJuices
      @JonyJuices 5 місяців тому +1

      Same yo, but even still, I can’t believe how much farther they pushed their sound here than ever before. This album is a gd triumph

  • @trbld5219
    @trbld5219 5 місяців тому +452

    No 10 unsubscribed

  • @um_please_no1728
    @um_please_no1728 5 місяців тому +2

    I really appreciate the optimistic outlook you had on the narrative. My first run-through gave me a way more negative outlook that slowly turned positive with each listen. What an incredible album, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @CoDHackersExposed
    @CoDHackersExposed 4 місяці тому +21

    Clears Brat. Should’ve gotten a 10

  • @EEEdoman
    @EEEdoman 5 місяців тому +141

    Every single track on this hour long album are great. What the fuck.

    • @WETs3rgullioni
      @WETs3rgullioni 5 місяців тому +3

      Most of them. Certainly not all. Few bangers. But not a 9 cmon

    • @stephenoxf
      @stephenoxf 5 місяців тому +35

      @@WETs3rgullioni I hate stating opinions as if they're objective, but come on. It's at LEAST a 9. Every track is incredible once you give it the time of day.

    • @aNotoriousPhD
      @aNotoriousPhD 5 місяців тому +11

      @@WETs3rgullionidogshit take. it’s a high quality album from beginning to end

    • @KD_Oliveira
      @KD_Oliveira 5 місяців тому +11

      And the best part: It doesn't feel that long. Like, I certainly didn't notice that the album was that long until I saw the time length. Very enjoyable, and zero skips (if you appreciate record immersion, that is)

    • @mmumambientsounds-timers
      @mmumambientsounds-timers Місяць тому

      I bought all their stuff on vinyl, this is the dawn of a life long love affair. Haven’t had this since Soundgarden released Superunknown and Jeff Buckley released Grace. Very exciting

  • @CartyCantDance
    @CartyCantDance 4 місяці тому +5

    This album brought me down to tears and up through incredible layers of euphoria. The beginning mirrors the end. The musical brilliance feels so refreshing and creative. I feel like I see the world in color when I listen to Imaginal Disk.
    10/10

  • @TsarCzar9
    @TsarCzar9 5 місяців тому +59

    Literally the most impressive album since Currents for me (in that broad genre)

    • @JonyJuices
      @JonyJuices 5 місяців тому +11

      I suppose I see what you mean, like the level of production is, across the board, next level.

    • @jasp42
      @jasp42 5 місяців тому +5

      Currents is my fave album of all time!

    • @cosmicdissonance9888
      @cosmicdissonance9888 5 місяців тому

      Cool take, also Currents feels underrated at least on rym :c

    • @eyeecandi
      @eyeecandi 4 місяці тому +1

      I said this to my friends, that this is the best thing since currents LMFAO

  • @needleonthevinyl
    @needleonthevinyl 4 місяці тому +13

    Spotify snuck in a single track from this album on smart shuffle to me a few days ago. I had never heard of Magdalena Bay before. I liked the song so much that I played the next song on the album, then through the end of the album... then immediately listened to the album start to finish. I was like damn, do people know about this? A very quick search and yes it turns out I'm not the only one who thinks its a good album lmao

  • @shurikenflip9818
    @shurikenflip9818 5 місяців тому +50

    FEAR, SEX IS ONE OF THE BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM MELON MAN WTFFFFF

  • @mimusmusic
    @mimusmusic 5 місяців тому +7

    I was randomly listening to this album yesterday and it is already one of the best things that happened this year.

  • @Bert1268
    @Bert1268 5 місяців тому +7

    I was listening to Sabrina Carpenter new album because I liked espresso song, but than i saw people talking about this album online and I gave it a try. Been on repeat ever since.

  • @nikolademitri731
    @nikolademitri731 4 місяці тому +10

    I thought their mixtapes were ok, and debut was pretty solid and fun enough… THIS is a masterpiece imo. This is very different than MGMT’s first album, but the kind of blissful joy I got from that album as an early 20something, is the same kind of joy I’m getting from this as a late 30something, and I dig that.
    Absolutely very strong 9/10 for me. Will be my favorite pop album of the year.

  • @pinkraven4402
    @pinkraven4402 4 місяці тому +8

    Dude, randomly shazamed "Cry for Me" in H&M, and I'm like "what is this, this is so good"

  • @charlottebouilloux9186
    @charlottebouilloux9186 5 місяців тому +5

    tunnel vision and cry for me are my top songs on this record, just so beautiful

  • @TheZenomeProject
    @TheZenomeProject 5 місяців тому +16

    One side note: for "Love is Everywhere", it's weird to hear the track that Lil Yachty sampled for his psych-rock detour almost two years after that was released. I can't remember the last time that's happened for such a highly-hyped release.

    • @commandoxbox3604
      @commandoxbox3604 5 місяців тому +15

      from mag bay discord ama we got to know they produced Love is Everywhere for their own record, yachty just came in, loved it and asked to use it for his own record, and they were happy to lend it to him

  • @username-1999
    @username-1999 5 місяців тому +27

    HELL FUCKING YEAH THIS IS AWESOME ANTHONY

  • @lmazl7826
    @lmazl7826 5 місяців тому +2

    Discovered Magdalena Bay a couple months ago just doom searching random UA-cam music videos and I'm so glad I did.
    They have easily become one of my favs in heavy rotation.

  • @joelikesthings
    @joelikesthings 5 місяців тому +3

    I've been listening to a lot of albums over the past year and none have hooked me like this. It's not my favourite album of all time, but it's got an insane replay value and addictive quality, I legit can't stop listening to it.

  • @pedrojoffily8401
    @pedrojoffily8401 5 місяців тому +6

    watching tv is perfect, a turning point narratively and very cathartic

  • @merveben4753
    @merveben4753 5 місяців тому +25

    no watching tv in your favs is insane

  • @ttttripper
    @ttttripper 5 місяців тому +30

    Why are we so mad at this being a 9?
    The guy only gave a handful of 9’s for the entirety of last decade. This album got such a good review by Anthony’s standards that it has the same rating as Good Kid Mad City, crazy!
    We really need to tune out people’s numbers and just enjoy the music for once in a while.

    • @ahmdose
      @ahmdose 5 місяців тому +8

      This shi is 100 times better than good kid m.a.a.d city tf u talking about

    • @mig4266
      @mig4266 5 місяців тому +18

      @@ahmdosethat’s an insane take

    • @ahmdose
      @ahmdose 5 місяців тому +2

      @mig4266 naaahh gkmc is good don't get me wrong but imaginal disk is literally a perfect album

    • @andrewbarrera2553
      @andrewbarrera2553 5 місяців тому +8

      ​​​@@ahmdose I could say the same thing about good kid MAAD city, because personally I considered that one a perfect album, but hey if you enjoy more imaginal disk that's totally fine, I love it as well, but respect to gkmc lol

    • @ahmdose
      @ahmdose 5 місяців тому +7

      @andrewbarrera2553 yeha i definitely enjoy the production and atmosphere on imaginal disk more but don't get me wrong gkmc is close to perfection it's just preference

  • @WiloPolis03
    @WiloPolis03 3 місяці тому +5

    The transitions on this album are King Gizzard-tier, they're so smooth

  • @videoaudio3553
    @videoaudio3553 5 місяців тому +2

    It's been a long time since I've met any new album with such enthusiasm. Pure ecstasy!

  • @jakemarcotte5008
    @jakemarcotte5008 5 місяців тому +6

    Fear, Sex is meant to be an interlude and plays perfectly after the epicness of Death & Romance. It literally feels like a reaction to the previous song and it fits well. 10/10

    • @DantesInferalDumpsterFire
      @DantesInferalDumpsterFire 5 місяців тому

      According to them on their discord, `Fear, Sex’ came before `Death and Romance’ which probably makes sense as to how it’s so cohesive.

  • @perdidonomercado
    @perdidonomercado 5 місяців тому +13

    Cry For Me is song of the year.

  • @TheZenomeProject
    @TheZenomeProject 5 місяців тому +15

    Even their minimixes are great listens. Of course they kill their full-lengths. I'm a huge fan of Mercurial World but I haven't gotten to listen to this new album yet. The reception that I've heard about it is making me salivate.

  • @619xnomo
    @619xnomo 5 місяців тому +536

    bro literally would’ve given it a 10 if it was the imaginal disk store

  • @ZackStuber
    @ZackStuber 5 місяців тому +8

    He didn’t acknowledge of the second half of Cry For Me is epic af. Best track for me

  • @cameronglover2596
    @cameronglover2596 5 місяців тому +1

    This album was such a joy to go through. It also abated all worries about the potential of their new music seeing as I already have a ticket to their Portland concert next week

  • @michaelchr4239
    @michaelchr4239 5 місяців тому +226

    this is better than brat lets be for real

    • @PinkDesertEagle
      @PinkDesertEagle 5 місяців тому +52

      I love charli but I have to, unfortunately, agree with you

    • @andrewbarrera2553
      @andrewbarrera2553 5 місяців тому +6

      Opinions I guess

    • @pointlessfeature
      @pointlessfeature 5 місяців тому +27

      ​@@CyranoForever101dude, find a hobby, do something with your life, your comments on this channel are incredibly sad and concerning

    • @talentrippin3535
      @talentrippin3535 5 місяців тому +11

      No. This and brat are equally good for the sound and musical substances they tackle

    • @spirit_theyarehere
      @spirit_theyarehere 5 місяців тому +6

      those were my exact thoughts. love both but damn this album is something special

  • @masonvankraayenburg
    @masonvankraayenburg 4 місяці тому +1

    This album alongside Willows are getting me back into pop. Dig it

  • @goddtriffin
    @goddtriffin 4 місяці тому +3

    Went to see them in SF (first concert of the tour!) and they killed it ❤️

  • @babiipeachy2884
    @babiipeachy2884 5 місяців тому +1

    probably my most favourite album of the year.. its been so long since I've heard music so unique, pure, and absolutely beautiful. I usually never like every song of any album but this one is different! :) glad its getting the recognition it deserves!!!

  • @GeneralNuisance00
    @GeneralNuisance00 5 місяців тому +10

    Anthony's least favourite song is "Fear, Sex" because he took the title as an order

  • @4-0-K
    @4-0-K 5 місяців тому +7

    brother this is album of the year for me in a year when clairo, crumb and pond also dropped good shit

    • @yesmk000
      @yesmk000 5 місяців тому +1

      clairo's album was like a 4

  • @jasonthunderhorn3718
    @jasonthunderhorn3718 5 місяців тому +4

    9 is high. I do love the album and I’m getting the pleasure of seeing them soon!

  • @JordanNevermind
    @JordanNevermind 5 місяців тому +1

    this might just be my favourite album to be released this year, so far; there isn’t one dull moment on here

  • @talentrippin3535
    @talentrippin3535 5 місяців тому +18

    Fear , Sex is genuinely one of the best and memorable track on the album fantano tf ?

    • @Billiamwoods
      @Billiamwoods 5 місяців тому +2

      I'm sitting here and I don't even remember what it sounds like 🤷‍♂️

    • @JonyJuices
      @JonyJuices 5 місяців тому +2

      Fear, sex was better placed within the Death&Romance music video

  • @jojogape
    @jojogape 15 днів тому

    This one was a grower for me. When I first heard Image initially I was like "oh great, synthpop but it's weirdcore, sure" but then I kept coming back. And back. And back. Then I listened to the whole album and I was like "sure, love the singles" but then I kept listening to the other songs as well, and humming Tunnel Vision on repeat. I can't stop. *I get it now.*

  • @xSnarfsx
    @xSnarfsx 5 місяців тому +6

    Mica's white make up with the blue eyes always reminds me of Watcher of the Skies Peter Gabriel.

    • @biancaluedeker
      @biancaluedeker 4 місяці тому

      I think she looks like Empire of the Sun.

  • @ivanreis5886
    @ivanreis5886 Місяць тому +1

    This genre is far from my favorite genre of music, but this album is one of the best albums I’ve ever listened to in my life. It’s so powerful, danceable, and emotional. It makes me feel the passion of the existence of the universe of music. It makes me want to smile, cry, and embrace love comfortably

    • @lukeklop
      @lukeklop Місяць тому +1

      exactly how i feel. this really isn’t my thing, but this is really my thing

    • @ivanreis5886
      @ivanreis5886 Місяць тому

      @@lukeklop and every time I listen to the album again, it gets better

  • @SoggyOats0
    @SoggyOats0 5 місяців тому +28

    Thank god we can all agree this album is incredible

  • @DonC23
    @DonC23 2 місяці тому

    the MUSICIANSHIP and production on this album are both absolutely incredible. that's one aspect of this album I'm noticing has been soooo underrated and underappreciated. Matt is a freaking beast! Especially on bass guitar!

  • @hola979
    @hola979 5 місяців тому +5

    One of the best albums I've heard in a long time

  • @mmumambientsounds-timers
    @mmumambientsounds-timers 3 місяці тому +2

    2024 turned out to be a very good year. Billie Eilish, Clairo now Magdalena Bay. I think this tops them all… incredible stuff, actually blown away.

  • @Timewriter24
    @Timewriter24 Місяць тому +1

    Always fan of your reviews my dear Tobias Funke ❤

  • @FallingOutTheSky
    @FallingOutTheSky 5 місяців тому +28

    Deserved a 10 but this is just as good. Cry for me is one of the best songs this decade

  • @Adaptorzzz
    @Adaptorzzz 4 місяці тому +1

    the resurgence of this new era pop music is fasinating

  • @kingonion_8-r3h
    @kingonion_8-r3h 5 місяців тому +32

    10 OUTTA 10 REVIEW IT AGAIN

  • @harvster997
    @harvster997 3 місяці тому

    Saw them in concert about a month ago and my god this shit slapped so hard in person. Not only great music but really cool visuals and costumes-the ballad of Matt and Mica was incredible live

  • @xMa2k
    @xMa2k 5 місяців тому +8

    Why is pop music launching an assault on me just let me listen to oingo boingo

  • @headerspbj770
    @headerspbj770 5 місяців тому +1

    This is literally my favourite album of all time, this and vespertine are just perfection

  • @KanataGamer
    @KanataGamer 4 місяці тому +4

    Going to their show tonight! Second time too

    • @zapotc
      @zapotc 4 місяці тому

      Lucky bastard 😔

  • @BexMcInulty
    @BexMcInulty 2 місяці тому

    You know an album is great when it has no skips and you struggle to find a least favourite. For me it's Angel on a Sattelite but I still love that song. Fear. Sex is actually one ofmy faves, those industrial sounds and that transition from Death and Romance is just chef's kiss.

  • @lapislazuli9465
    @lapislazuli9465 5 місяців тому +11

    9 is pretty apt, I feel like this is their strongest showing yet. Looking forward to what ever comes next for them as per usual