grandson

Death Of An Optimist

Death Of An Optimist is exactly what the title suggests, an embrace of pessimism for all the edgelords in the world to worship and oh boy is it just as insufferable as it sounds, if not more so.

Although on the surface this is framed as a fight between his positive and negative side, the way it’s actually written makes it seem like the whole thing is closer to *well I “tried” to be positive but oh well we’re all gonna die and life is dogshit and fuck everything and ... read more

So here's the thing- I'd still consider myself a Grandson fan. Yes, I, Dominic, AOTY's resident Animal Collective stan and usual hater of anything related to Fueled By Ramen... likes Grandson still. Half of the reason I still like him is because in 2018, I got to see him live at Next Big Thing in Tampa back in 2018, and wow I was floored. The energy he brought was unparalleled, the band did a wonderful job, and every song was just absolutely fantastic. The dude is an amazing performer, and even ... read more

DOAO is an interesting album which successfully mixes EDM and rock. The album flows well and has the classic grandson sound however this album has moments of mainstream influence which might be a good thing for some but was something I wasn’t a fan of.

Best Songs: WW3, Welcome To Paradise

Worst Songs: Left Behind, Pain Shopping

how the hell could jordan edward benjamin be writing the lyrics to pain shopping and be like "huh this is sick"