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80
‘Running With Scissors’ is bursting with ideas and personality. It’s an album that feels like someone following their curiosity wherever it leads, trusting that the fun will carry through.
4mo
60
Prolific Gen Z superstar Robin Skinner tests out pop-punk and hyperpop production on sixth album Running With Scissors.
4mo
60
Add the sultry grunge of Cryptid and the liquid drum & bass of Skip, and this album represents a welcome extension of Cavetown’s range.
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4mo
i basically know nothing about cavetown but idk this is such an inoffensive sound to the point where it kinda feels sterile sometimes, the chloe moriondo feature was nice but there isn't a single highlight in here, is the most braindead type of bedroom pop ever, it's not bad but tbh it makes sense when you consider that this project takes NO RISKS
album with the same name as weird al's album I had high expectations
I can't believe I'm going to admit this but I listened to a bunch of cavetown in 2020 and his evolution as an artist has been interesting it finally feels like he's straying away from his usual sound and it's for the better
Coming from someone almost entirely unfamiliar with Cavetown’s music, Running With Scissors is a pretty impressive project, and one that managed to convert me into a fan before I was even halfway through.
I went into this album without any real point of reference for what it would sound like. The only song of his I'd heard previously was last year's Baby Spoon, and even though I minority enjoyed it, it mainly acted as background noise whenever it came on. Furthermore, despite ... read more
El album me ha dejado un poco meh, aunque la primera parte me ha gustado un poco mas que la segunda.
Fast paced and overproduced. Massive disappointment. Total betrayal of the qualities that made me fall in love with Cavetown in the first place.
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Track List
| 1 | Skip 2:33 | 72 |
| 2 | Cryptid 2:04 | 70 |
| 3 | Rainbow Gal 2:22 | 71 |
| 4 | Baby Spoon 2:59 | 69 |
| 5 | NPC 4:05 | 75 |
| 6 | Reaper 2:05 | 70 |
| 7 | Straight Through My Head (DO IT!!!) 3:32 | 72 |
| 8 | Tarmac 3:10 | 75 |
| 9 | No Bark No Bite 1:28 | 65 |
| 10 | Micah 3:02 | 69 |
| 11 | Sailboat 3:00 feat. chloe moriondo | 76 |
| 12 | First Time 1:21 | 64 |
| 13 | Running With Scissors 2:30 | 71 |
Total Length: 34 minutes
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