As perfunctory as most of the decisions are across these five tracks, a sense of enforced edginess makes this EP a cute and endearing experience. The '90s hardcore punks turned mid-2000s emo icons seem to have created a new genre: Hot Topic dad rock.

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Torretti

Este EP sempre passou despercebido por mim, visto que meu irmão pouco o ouviu ou sequer chegou a citá-lo como algo empolgante. E ao finalmente ouvi-lo e dissecar todo o seu material, eu me surpreendi. ‘’The Missing Man’’ é um projeto que realmente parece ser composto de B-sides, com propostas mais simples e diretas, mas que de certa funcionam MUITO melhor do que nos dois últimos projetos da banda. O EP é divertido, melódico e com ... read more

𝚔𝚞𝚍𝚣𝚞.

I remember when this EP first came out; people were super excited for it and held it on a huge pedestal as a return to the glory days for AFI. Being more of a fan at the time of their later hardcore punk era than their pop punk era to follow, I was disappointed by this release at first. As time had passed, I had somewhat forgotten about it, though, to the point where I haven’t really gotten around to rating it until now, a little over 4 years later.

Coming back to, and re-listening to, ... read more

TrashBatChar

100

Trash Bat is the star of this album, an incredibly fun 2 minute burst of energy. "What's a Trash Bat? Who cares!"

I LOVE some of the new sounds they got on the title track. The violins, the bongos, the trip-hop inspired beat, it just all came together on this track to be fresh and interesting. I love when AFI experiment and it goes well for them.

The other three tracks are pretty good. I do love the aesthetic of Break Angels, and Get Dark sure was catchy until Trash Bat came ... read more

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