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"mememe" is one of the better tracks here somehow

i was not much of a fan of the debut (basically came down to not liking pop-punk vocals and the production being too flimsy - i want my hyperpop to sound huge!) but they could at least write a hook

Ok yeah I can’t deny on first listen this is a massive drop in quality from the debut. It’s good but the pop-punk/Sleigh Bells style they’re going for here doesn’t work as well as I would’ve hoped. It all just feels like general zany randomness in a way the debut didn’t? And it’s so much less fun

I Got My Tooth Removed bangs tho

Thought the last album and the December EP were mostly awful - but Doritos & Fritos was a worthwhile attempt to update White Music. So I have no idea what to expect from an album which is apparently more like the latter but which most people aren't keen on.

idk, I think the new album is pretty good, but then again, I loved the first one and thought the Snake Eyes EP was a decent stopgap so ymmv. I did find it a bit disappointing on first listen, but I've warmed up to it more with a couple more go thrus.

It definitely helps to have a strong tolerance for late 90s/early aughts pop-punk though and I agree with the pfork review that Ween is a pretty good reference point for the wackiness and erratic tonal shifts.

Kinda wish that the looming specters of Disney lawyers didn't prevent this one from getting included though . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgBfhn3c6e8

I generally really liked the album! Wasn't too interested in the more digicore/screamy aspects that return from the earlier releases but I was taken by the stuff that's more in the vein of D&F (latter of which sounds better than ever) or at least more tuneful. The frog song for instance, with its croaks a nice Stump homage. Or the Sleng Teng underlay of The Most Wanted Person. Or the two songs that try awfully hard not to turn into Sweet Dreams or Hunting for Witches (this is a struggle I faced several times when I used to make music).

I hate this

he's been chilling in the basement for a minute

757 and frog on the floor are so good, mememe also pretty great, rare moments that match the charm of the debut. i feel like 21 pilots and KLF are under-discussed touchpoints for this project ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NWHnWbpxmc