Ok so I'm listening to the new Pixies song. (holy god they grandpa pixies now)
Didn't make it through the second go of the chorus. Switched back to the new Die Antwoord track "Fat Faded Fuck Face." This is much better. I love the fuck out of this sound. GOT DAMM YOLANDI.
Ok Kids. We got a bit to talk about. I never did get around to that FROOT review. Ugh. I guess thats the problem with it. It was cool for like a week. I got pretty burnt out pretty damn quick.
Actually nevermind. I'm gonna do it now. I'll review as I go. Lets do this shit. I got three nice cold beers. (Guinness Blondes. HOLY Goddamn. Great shit.)
FROOOT REVIEW
Album actually opens up with this real nice plodding rhythm. Nice showcase for Marina's voice annnnnd it picks up nicely. Like I don't really want to go see a show of this music. But if it were background music on a TV show and I wasn't paying attention, I'd look at the TV because of this song.
Ok. I can't go song by song with this. So I'm just going to let the album keep playing and I'll keep writing about something else. And then i'll sum it up at the end and I may also sprinkle in thoughts here and there if the mood takes me.
FROOT REVIEW PAUSED
So I had another idea I've been wondering about for a bit now. I'd really like to go on a Wine/liquor/beer knowledge expedition. It would be very cool to have this base of knowledge and experience to answer customers questions. In addition to figuring out these things for myself, I thought it would be crazy cool to make like a youtube channel or some dope shit like that and post videos spreading my new knowledge to the masses in an easily digestible way.
So like I could be like OK Folks Here's what bourbon is and here's what Rye is and here's what scotch is and this is how theyre different and how they're made. And if you want to try a bourbon? Grab your tits a bottle of Knob Creek. You want a good blended? Pick yourself some Crown Royal.
You know shit like that.
So yeah thats I thing I've been pushing around in my brain space.
FROOT REVIEW RESUMED
Oof. We had a couple good songs to start of the album. Happy and FROOT are pretty much perfect. Then I'm a Ruin starts and its like this soggy cereal added to the album just as you were setting yourself up to suck down the delicious cereal milk. Just puts a real damper on the whole lovemaking sesh this album was putting on for me so far.
The chorus is rad though. Why can't some songs be just all 100% Organic Chorus. None of that bullshit filler verse shit.
Oh my god. I forgot what a sweet little track this Blue is. This whole album kind of is surprising me right now. Why did I stop listening to this? This shit is fire.
I don't wannnnna feel blue anymoorrre BLUUUUEEEE
OK now you can listen to it with me. Best song on the record hands down. I remember why I put this on my Cymbal profile (Follow me: @ARCTIC). Every time I go back to Marina and The Diamonds I remember hearing them the first time when I Am Not a Robot was the free Itunes track of the week.
There's so few things 22 year old me and 16 year old me agree on. I think its just like Pizza, Meg, Marina and the Diamonds, and Halo?
Forget is a kind of forgettable song. Wish it would end.
Taking all my willpower to not skip the last 30 seconds and jump right into Gold.
I think I remember liking Gold a lot.
Ok, nice so far with this real skittish airy guitar. Lets see where she goes with this.
(I'm on Beer #3 rn)
I think the verdict is that I was mistaken. Shits dull.
Well I got a couple minutes. Lets talk about the cover.
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I guess that's all I really have to say about it.
I like it though.
Song #7 here. I'm really hoping this album doesn't do the final 1/3 album dip that so many albums seem to do. Lady Gaga's stuff seems especially guilty of this. The first 6 or 7 songs will be amazing pop songs that each were popular in their own right and the the last 4 or 5 are songs that feel like they're there JUST BECAUSE there has to be at least 12 songs on a pop record. Like put out a kickass front to back EP. I'll take 7 incredible songs and then nothing over 7 amazing songs that get soured with mediocrity.
Like Childish Gambino's Kauai. 7 songs of front to back magic. And one of my favorite albums of the last couple years.
Oof we're on Solitaire. Not good. Not good.
Nope nope. Spoke too soon. There's something to this chorus.
Ok I take my take-back back. This is over staying its welcome.
Only 20 more minutes of this.
Whoa. Not bad. We've got these really grindy guitars on Better Than That. Finally some life in this poor record. This is a sound I haven't really heard so far. It's a real nice change of pace.
I got a little bored so I started posting pictures of Marina.
UGGGGGHHHHHH
FUCK THIS WHY DO SO MANY ALBUMS GIVE UP HALFWAY THROUGH
I guess like me. I've given up as well.
Fuck this gay earth.
Two more songs. I can do this. I'm chugging my last beer for courage. By God I'm gonna need it.
I need to decide what song to drink'n'review next. I'm not going to say one here. Dear God am I never making that mistake. I'll do whichever one I feel like in the moment.
Oh nice. Savages is a track with a little life. Finally. What should we expect from Immortals, do you think? Dull, slow piano based track? I'm thinking that.
Ok finish the beer finish the beer finish it.
"Are you killing for yourself or are you killing for your savior?"
She wrote that line. And then she decided to sing it. And then record it.
Blech.
I don't even disagree with the sentiment. Just blech.
Oh here we go.......
Immortals....
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FUCKING CALLED IT OH MY GOD THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A VICTORY THOUGH THIS FEELS LIKE DEFEAT.
Hmm.
you know I guess its not as bad as I first thought.
The lyrics are a dumpster fire. But the actual sound of the song isn't all that bad. Its kind of boring, but if it weren't for the fact that the last four or so songs killed my will to live I don't think I'd hate this track.
Final thoughts? This really is an album that deserves to be raided for great tracks that could nestle their sweet little bodies into any bitching playlist. I would totally recommend that. I don't recommend the whole album though. Its just too lazy after the first half. Realistically, if I had to rate the thing, I'd say 6 out of 10? Coulda been an easy 7. If only it didn't take a one-way trip to Suckville.
Sorry, Marina.
