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| 4.5 superb | Malcontent | February 18th 20 |
Have you ever wondered what disillusioned London punks in a Western Saloon would sound like playing over a lone jukebox
on an endless loop of Xiu Xiu, Soft Cell, and trap beats? If it sounds crazy - you'd be right. Chaotic? Bizarre? Of course! But I
haven?t been struck by such glammed-up, entirely over-the-top sincerity since My Chemical Romance?s Black Parade.
Because this isn't so much genre-blending as it is a veritable Pokemon index of sound, and the only thing holding it together
is their absolute commitment, and the striking intimacy of the lyrics. To be clear: the music box and bouncing piano that
opens Joanna, the twinkling synths and gorgeous vocals of Mikey's Song, the absurdly heavy, blasphemous bass of LOADED
- these should absolutely not work together as a cohesive record. But they do, and this striking combination of noise and
ambition demands to be heard.
5 Bumps | Bump |
| 2.0 poor | ItsTheSquirrel | February 26th 20 |
I appreciate how unique this sounds but I just don't find the songwriting very good. Also the sarcastically quirky attitude of the band annoys the hell out of me
2 Bumps | Bump |
| 3.5 great | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | January 17th 21 |
Just being weird doesn't make you magically good, but heck with this much conviction it's not difficult to win me over.
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| 4.0 excellent | cjbizzlebizzle | June 30th 20 |
A lot of great tracks, in a lot of different styles with a vocalist who always finds a way to grab your attention as the centerpiece of this artsy glam punk outfit. The album finds a long, hot streak between tracks 2 and 7 and then is quite good again between 9 and 12 with nothing topping the back to back best tracks 'Satan Luella and I' and 'Mikey's Song'. Those two tracks alone show how much flair this group can have and how dynamic they can be both vocally and instrumentally. The former is more of an experimental track reminiscent of Bowie and the latter sounds like it could be playing on the radio and no one would bat an eye. Great melodies found in both cases. In the end it just seems like every track has something different to offer and while they are not all classics that variety is key to giving the album an amazing flow and it makes 49 minutes absolutely fly by. Stumbled onto this one randomly but always happy to give it another spin and realize just how many solid tracks there are to be found here.
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| 3.5 great | JesusCage | February 28th 20 |
Well, this is all over the saloon. Definitely, as a personality.
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| 3.5 great | TwigTW | December 8th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MRDi | April 16th 23 |
| 1.0 awful | gschwen | December 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | hamid95 | December 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | JS19 | July 9th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chili | June 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | haps125 | April 30th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Kruppe | April 7th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | March 31st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | greg84 EMERITUS | March 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Malto64 | March 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | scrappy | March 2nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Martvyk | February 27th 20 |
| 2.5 average | rufous | February 26th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Ryus | February 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Stagger | February 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | leon486 | February 19th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Winndex | February 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | February 17th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | ghworin | February 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Krelkin | February 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | wg98 | February 7th 20 |
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