The Florida star's debut album pays tribute to guitar heroes of the past while adding a fresh alt-pop edge.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong will be a summer soundtrack for the 24-year-old’s Gen Z fanbase who, like Fike, feel carefree in the moment yet nihilistic about their future. It offers insight into the untrammelled spirit of an artist on the rise, one reassuringly unencumbered by expectations.
It's apparent that Dominic Fike has nearly-mastered the craft of the sub-3 minute pop song, but what did he expand on? Well...
I've always seen Fike as an outlier, plain and simple. While his music was always *there*, it never really hit as hard as I wanted. Take his 2018 EP. While it had its moments, I don't think it proved itself to be a classic yet. Or at least, something that stuck. Now, his long-awaited debut record is here, with, the same results, unfortunately.
"What Could ... read more
cancel me
"I hope I get Me Too’d"
can we fucking not do this bro what the fuck are you even trying to say
edit ok man maybe the well got poisoned after cancel me but holy shit this is so fucking bland and uninspired. i could get more interesting music from wallows dude, that is a problem. i cant even say that much about it besides cancel me because its just so fucking nothing. i got nothing out of this, ive heard all of this before.
best track: politics & violence
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Dominic Fike truly is acting like a Sub.
Florida based pop artist Dominic Fike has not really interested me as much as he has been forced upon me. As a huge fan of Brockhampton, Dominic's brand of alt-rap and indie rock was pretty much stapled to my forehead by force since the bidding war commenced after the release of his debut EP 'Don't Forget About Me, Demos' (recorded during house arrest, which he later was arrested for...uh...not doing that). And after near endless praise and promotion ... read more
I listened to this an hour ago and I remember that it sounded good. However I had forgotten every single song, the name of the album and even the name of the artist and had to look up my listening history to rate this
1 | Come Here 1:17 | 60 |
2 | Double Negative (Skeleton Milkshake) 2:06 | 71 |
3 | Cancel Me 2:17 | 51 |
4 | 10x Stronger 1:15 | 61 |
5 | Good Game 2:27 | 63 |
6 | Why 2:19 | 76 |
7 | Chicken Tenders 2:50 | 67 |
8 | What's For Dinner? 2:18 | 63 |
9 | Vampire 3:06 | 75 |
10 | Superstar Sh*t 2:07 | 69 |
11 | Politics & Violence 3:17 | 73 |
12 | Joe Blazey 2:42 | 56 |
13 | Wurli 2:30 | 69 |
14 | Florida 3:47 | 62 |
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#39 | / | NME |