That's My Dad. |
Whenever I believe something is fantastic by any means, I instinctively subtitle it as "That's My Dad", since dads are a given synonym for fantastic. Albeit not every father is great, on this website we'll live in our fantasies where everyone's dad goes fishing with you, takes you to strip clubs, concerts and manages to impress your friends with his 96' Impala. That's My Dad: A collection of all things considered, neglected and popularized. |
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Young the Giant - Young the Giant
To be perfectly honest, I’m a little too young to be a full-fledged music snob. At my age (being that I am 17), there can sometimes be room for contrived rock music. Sure, it might only be good for background music or for your run-of-the-mill, adolescent “indie” soundtrack. And yes, no matter how hard you try, this record this devoid of any true personality. Yet, criticizing a band like Young the Giant would be the social equivalent of punching a stranger who compliments your outfit in the face. Young the Giant is a pleasant, straight-forward indie rock routine that doesn’t necessarily go outside the box, but resonates with an indulgent and theatrical level of emotion. Upon every listen, lead singer Sameer Gadhia charms us over with captivating hooks and choruses. I can’t despise Young the Giant for standing by its basic rock elements because the end result something like a box of Fruit Loops: bad for you, yet hopelessly enjoyable. (8/10)
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
The atmosphere is empty, almost non-existent and every single emotion you experience is dauntingly indecipherable, swallowing your helpless body whole. You’ve been in a room, pitch dark, for five years and you haven’t spoken a word in all those days. You dream of sexually and emotionally tortuous situations where the only way out is death. So you stay awake. It helps avoid the psychological pain, you’d rather have the numbness of sound and sight taken away from you. How did I get myself here? Why am I doing this to myself?
This is a world that exists in Perfume Genius’s 2nd album, Put Your Back N 2 It: a gorgeously melancholy and emotionally destructive work of music that even the most depressed will have a challenge listening to. While it recalls the vocal styles of artists like The Low Anthem, James Blake and Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra and Right Away, Great Captain, there are enormous elements of Perfume Genius that set this project from those by a long-shot. Perfume Genius build their sound off simplistic, classically-styled music compositions and disturbingly complex emotions clashing together that ends up producing a terrifying and brooding sadness. “Put Your Back N 2 It” is a resonating piece of storytelling that challenges and sobbingly questions the human condition, suitable for those emotionally devastated or intellectually brave. (9/10)
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NotesThe 5 Albums that Changed My Life during 7 Days in New York City
1. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Just being in the Bronx.
2. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Sight-seeing in the Fashion District.
3. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Being hip in lower Manhattan.
4. Young the Giant - Young the Giant
Riding the subway, feeling part of something.
5. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Walking alone in the nightlife.
