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| thundersheep 11/08/17 11:22:35 PM #205: | Minimall - HUH! Wow. Im really into this little EP. Its got that ridiculously sweet indie pop sound, the kind that is probably too sweet, but you tolerate it anyway because it gives you those warm fuzzy feelings.Everything about the recording feels low stakes, as if they decided to simply jam a few songs and record what they came up with. Thats not to say it musically sounds like a jam band its that there are literally a few moments through the recording that made me go Thats the take you decided to go with?. I dont mean that entirely as a criticism either, there are just a few awkward vocal moments stick out but at the same time they just add to the charm of the whole thing. Technical perfection surely wasnt the goal when they decided to record this EP and its likely stronger because of it. There are some really powerful hooks here, most notably in Static which I feel is going to be stuck in my head for weeks on end. I honestly cant get enough of it right now and am fighting the urge to just listen to it on repeat rather than go through the rest of the EP. The only part I really dislike here (and to be fair its only 17 minutes of music) is the first 3/4 of Drunken Stars before the tempo change. It veers a little too close to that twee hipster ukulele shit that I cant really get into, but it still ends quite strong so I cant really complain. Im really into this, Ill have to keep an eye on them. Final Rating: It helps that a lot of this sounds like a mini mall/10 --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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