Late Night Tales: BADBADNOTGOOD (Mixed)

I first heard of this band way back in 2016 and I've got to say that I wasn't sure what to expect given their band name "BADBADNOTGOOD." At first, I thought it was just a random band that was making music, but it wasn't until I started listening to many songs by them that I knew that they weren't just any band. This album by them truly proves that, and the song that completely stands out is "In Your Eyes."A song so beautiful and so well crafted that can make any grown man cry.

great production, fantastic mixing, interesting arrangements. Great features. Love this record. Just wish the outside sleeve was blue and not white like the album art. But very happy with this addition to my collection

Acid jazz, chill/lounge feel to collection of modern,soulful tunes. Hard to believe skinny white boys produced this effort.

A great mixture of styles, from blues to hip hop with very good jazz as its backbone. I really like "Confessions pt 2", "Hyssop of Love" and "In Your Eyes". The album is solid and it was a wise idea to add a sax player to the group (hence the title 'IV'?).

Quite good this album

An excellent jazz album; many tracks are collaborations with other artists, e.g., "In Your Eyes" with Charlotte Day Wilson.

Great deal, great price

I'm mostly reviewing the vinyl for people who want to buy the album and aren't sure whether to spend the extra money for the vinyl version.But first, about the music itself: This is a fun collection of laid-back and mostly lesser known music that I think is inoffensive at worst and enjoyable (though not essential for most people) at best. Judge for yourself: you can stream the album on Spotify, TIDAL, etc, or listen to the track samples here. I give the music 3 1/2 to 4 stars and I don't think most people would regret spending $12 for the CD.But what if you're a vinyl enthusiast? The LP costs more than twice as much as the CD, is it worth it?In my opinion, no. I have the LP version and a good enough stereo system to tell the difference between really good sounding LPs, average ones, and poor ones. This is an average-sounding record.The pressing itself is quite good. The record is perfectly flat with no flaws. The problem is the audio of the master used to make this record. The audio master sounds as compressed as the CD or CD-quality FLACs of this recording. Basically, listening to the LP is like listening to the CD but with the potential of an LP's surface noise and pops and scratches.I love vinyl records, but they're less convenient than digital media for sure. And they cost a lot more. So I only recommend buying the LP if it sounds better. This LP doesn't, and isn't worth the money in my opinion.But the CD might be.