Good afternoon all! Hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving and all! So we're starting something new here. I try, but obviously I can't review every album under the sun. So going forward, I'm going to do be giving my short thoughts on a few albums I wanted to review but just didn't have time to. Hope you enjoy!
Ty Segall - “Fudge Sandwich”
Is it worth a listen? Yes it is!
Thoughts: I mean, this is just a big ol’ collection of covers, sure. But it’s a fairly decent and actually really fun set of tunes. There’s obviously some of these covers that there’s a little something missing. But Ty just seems to be really having fun, which is something we don’t get to hear too often.
Tenacious D- “Post Apocalypto”
Is it worth a listen? Not on your life sport.
Thoughts: Oh boy, I feel like this album has just about every problem the “Pick Of Destiny” soundtrack had. There are some genuinely funny tracks here, hell I laughed more at this in about 10 minutes than I did throughout all of “Rize of the Phoenix”. Some of the skits are entertaining, but all of the visual gags behind this just don’t add up. On the contrary, most of them make absolutely no sense without watching the show or knowing what it’s about. You may get a laugh or two out of it, with Kyle’s early Marlon Brando impression being legitimately hilarious. But outside of that, I don’t want anything to do with this.
Cult Leader - A Patient Man
Is it worth a listen? Sure!
Thoughts: This is a genuinely interesting collection of Metalcore and Grindcore tracks, most of which hit pretty hard. But I feel like the much more emotional and Sludge Metal performances here hit so much harder, and almost trudge into the Gothic Metal territory. Now because of that, I feel like sometimes they end up overshadowing some of the more gritty and intense tunes here, but still, these guys have a cool sound.
Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers - Bought To Rot
Is it worth a listen? Ugh, not really.
Thoughts: I thought I was going to be into this, especially hearing some of the early singles. And don’t get me wrong, I love Laura, and she sounds passionate as hell. But while some of thee singles are aggressive and wild and easily some of the more Punk tracks are very exciting. But lyrically some of the later tracks here are just so whiny and not interesting at all. I really wanted to like this one too.
Little Dragon - Lover Chanting EP
Is it worth a listen? Buddy there’s better things to do with 18 minutes in a day
Thoughts: Hey, I mean the “Love Chanting” single is actually pretty damn groovy. If you’re into a more Dance oriented Indie-Pop sound you may be into this. But this EP is just such a half assed project overall. I honestly would have just hung on to this single and held it off for a while.
Cupcakke - Eden
Is it worth a listen? Yes it is!
Thoughts: I honestly wasn’t exactly expecting to hear from Cakke this soon. She came out earlier this year with her most personal and mature album yet, and “Eden” does follow suit in a more ways then one. Lyrically this is a fine album, and Cakke sounds as aggressive and intense as ever. The only real issue I have is the issue I have with a lot of her early work, which is just how bland some of these beats are. Still though, this isn’t a bad project!
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