Album Rating: 4.0
idk to me Totally Fine (and other tracks that feel like reflections of their previous hits) sound closer to a victory lap or celebration of everything they've achieved, rather than lazy reiteration of better songs. its staple pup and so damn self aware it doesn't feel like a cheap imitation, more of a knowing "yeah you're damn right we're releasing this exact same song again - what of it?"
That being said, I'm kinda playing devils advocate. This is worse than their last 2 records, for sure, I just think it's a slow grower and deserves more credit than its being given.
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Album Rating: 4.0
It's a grower for sure.
BTW PUP did a Reddit AMA 4 days ago if you haven't read it: https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/tw6i8y/pup_the_band_ama/
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Album Rating: 4.0
Hell yeah double post
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Album Rating: 4.0
Very cute AMA yay
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Album Rating: 3.5
i should say this record is "fine" but it is WELL below their own standard. given what theyve said about wanting to be more poppy and accessible i dont mind the songs rlly i just hate this production so so so so sos os o so so so so so so much
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Album Rating: 3.0
Production blowz yeah.
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Album Rating: 3.0
It works for some songs (Robot, Matilda, Bankruptcy) and totally ruins others (Relentless, Habits, Grim Reaping)
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Album Rating: 4.0
I thought so too re Relentless, Habits and Grim Reaping. Then I listen to the record half a million times and have the opposite view - they're so washed-out and messy and it works i will hecking die on this hill goddammit !
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Album Rating: 4.0
Screw you page break
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Album Rating: 4.0
Upped my rating much better on further listens
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Album Rating: 3.5
heres the thing i just think if the guitars weren't fighting the synths and everything was given its own clear space in the mix then the naturally messy qualities of PUP could shine
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Album Rating: 4.0
Embrace the guitar/synth fight brother
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Album Rating: 3.5
but like, the combo can and should sound good. the best song on here might actually be relentless-- unraveling is the most lyrically savvy but the song is just sooooo by the numbers
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Album Rating: 4.0
Relentless is slowly becoming my favorite here, agreed
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Album Rating: 4.5
Relentless is one of my least favorites but I also haven't spent as much time with it as the first 4 tracks which I can't seem to stop playing on repeat
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I hope the band revisit this from a production standpoint someday. Waiting and Habits particularly fall off a sound quality cliff.
It's funny because in "Four Chords" they talk about "Tuning the vocals". It seems to me the band pushing for a rawer sound was a mistake and that they should have listened to the "board of directors".
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Album Rating: 4.0
They apparently recorded some of this with shitty mics outside the studio so even a new mix might not be able to fix everything but yeah at least a bit better would be nice
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That's too bad. Thanks for the info Squirrel. I hope they try for cleaner production next record then.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Feel like these songs are gonna sound much better live
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Album Rating: 3.5
they do!! mostly because the piano/synth stuff is barely there
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