Review Summary: The Renner-lution Will Not Be Televised
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
Love and Titanium is a 2024 EP released by Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner.
No matter how many times I type that out, it doesn’t make sense.
Jeremy Renner, you know, professional “oh yeah,
THAT Guy” guy. He’s here, spanking the fat a
ss of the universe with a collection of Imagine Dragons ripoffs. There’s a chance that this may be a revelation, but credit where credit is due: Renner actually delivered the insanely confusing song “Heaven Don’t Have a Name” years ago, sparking plenty of debate and speculation that happened to be overshadowed by the man’s monolithic social media app. Truth be told, that’s a pretty deep rabbit hole with a surprising amount of twists and turns that paints Renner in a very curious light -but that’s better told in “The Renner Files” podcast from 2020. Much has happened in the years since, however, and that’s where
Love and Titanium comes in to shed some light and start this election year off ostensibly with a bang. Maybe it does, but my brain is simply too busy internally huh?-ing to hear. There is music all around us for those willing to listen.
All the typical gestures toward emotion are on display -subtle dubstep wubs, symphonic strings, harmonizing female vocals, delicate acoustics that give way to default distortion- and they have all the impact expected of a Xerox’d Imagine Dragons. Opener “Lucky Man” is a little more on the country side of things, as is lead single “Wait”. Both detail his admittedly harrowing path of physical rehabilitation from the last twelve months, but you get the sense that Jeremy is singing about how painful it is to be Jeremy Renner rather than the two-ton snowplow that crushed him. The title track has Renner ascending to full-blown Christ-like status, sacrificing himself at the altar to save mankind from the sin of bearing witness to Jeremy Renner: “Even if I gotta do it on my own/heaven knows life is just a one way road/ the worst is over now.” Admittedly, I did get some goosebumps thanks to Jeremy fully committing to the bit on “Lonesome Town” with a crescendo that introduces weeping violins and a full-blown choir -the group vocals suggesting that We Are All Jeremy.
Love and Titanium is a confusing, bombastic mess that stands to defy the notion of criticism and invite the sort of recursive questions that will simply break the human brain. Renner’s very public snowmobile accident and subsequent recovery are undoubtedly miracles, but they pale in comparison to the seemingly divine intervention necessary to mine such rich material into plastic lumps of coal sold at a Jeremy Renner-themed gift shop, polished and shined to a degree so as to view your own reflection. And, buddy, you might not like what you see.
