Review Summary: moo
This album is so close to being utterly special. It has the honesty of a basement made sound, yet the integrity of a fully realized body of work. The synth pop offered is neither too dark or light to be enjoyable. It’s a delicate slice of down to Earth pop, hardly ceasing to lose its original, human appeal. It helps that the style bares resemblance to certain early Bjork tracks, specifically highlighting those Euro leanings. Yet, there’s another influence at work: country music. Quite a curious configuration, and surprisingly flow-y.
As the beats push, they’re catchy but don’t feel like invaders. Gentle vocals nudge the listener in the direction of their headphones. It’s an almost cushioned sound, but therein lies the problem, it’s too cushioned. There’s some harder synth moments for sure, but overall, the sound is sleepy cozy. So is the album a banger, or isn’t it? Rodeo Star can’t seem to decide, and arranged tracks in a nearly obfuscating manner.
Despite hesitations against this fairly wonky album, it comes recommended. Such variety keeps invested interest continued, long enough to say yes, this was worth the time to sit through. On the other hand, the album has such a similar, foggy sound that tracks have a hard time standing out. Shorter now: the album is memorable, but the tracks are not. Still, come get cute vocals and a few chill bops. Your patience will be rewarded.
