The six hundred and eighty-fourth album: #684 Ride - Nowhere
The at times almost droning sounds of the music fit a more downcast album from the indie rock that follows later, with a large amount of sound here that doesn't vary too much. Instead, there's an almost depressed sound that doesn't always come through in the lyrics - although those can be tricky to follow anyway. It's an overwhelming mix of sounds that manages to bring that while simultaneously not bringing the energy, a focus on volume without bringing that much more. It works well and makes for an accessible album, but the contradictions stay interesting.
The one hundred and fifteenth comic: #887 Toys in the Basement
As a short album to try to keep back up with this, Toys in the Basement offers an odd insight into a weird dreamlike world that plays as a more gruesome Toy Story - showing the place where abandoned toys go, with some kids who are in Halloween costumes exploring. It's got this strange, horror-comic slightly unsettling look to it, one that starts with the humans and grows with the visions of the abused toys. It's bizarre, but the storytelling works well - not too detailed, but with so many things to infer that it does elevate the world this takes place in.