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| 4.0 excellent | Kestrel | January 8th 25 |
Floored by what the band presents here. I haven't heard screaming pop punk done so well in a long time: the melodies, energy, and simple lyrics all work for me.
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| 5.0 classic | IAmEverest | June 1st 24 |
Keep Your Cool Man, Kill Yr Boss, (cries in Spanish), and Ego Peak Mid are probably the catchiest songs I?ve heard since 2005. This whole albums is back to back bangers. They really know how to mix the math rock, post-hardcore and emo influences in a way that most bands can?t do right. Hot Mulligan is the only other band to do it as well as Riley! does here.
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| 4.5 superb | GoldenGuy444 | May 27th 24 |
A massive step up on nearly every level. Really chunky, sharp production. The vocals are stronger, both in power and in performance. The hooks are much tighter and the tracks don't feel like they end as they begin. There are no out of character duds like "Everything Always Sux" from the last album. It is so much more consistent.
"Bad Boys Boxing Club" is short but packs quite the addictive punch. I can already tell it is going to end up in my most listened to tracks of the year. A fantastic vocal performance too! "Peek Ego Mid" is another massive highlight with a foot tapping riff and one of (if not the) catchiest hooks on the album. But the whole tracklist has highlights all over it. Even the 'softer' moments shine. The closing track "Talk it Out" is like a calm after the storm. A Strong and memorable closer that still has that big moment with its explosive chorus.
Big Hooks and massive riffs melt together into an energy that could only be described as college town post irony. They took what works with their more direct hooky tracks and turned that into the focus. Great album, one of my favorites of the year so far.
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| 3.5 great | Keira | July 13th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atari EMERITUS | June 14th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | June 10th 24 |
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