DECIDE is a record about cycles and breaking them, about regrets and new beginnings, and finding the beauty in change. It doesn’t suggest decisiveness; it commands it.
Put simply, DECIDE is the mark of a multi-talented musician who’s really found his feet, and it’s possibly Keery’s most robust and consistent body of work yet.
Keery could have gone back to the alt-rock psychedelia that already earned him plaudits; instead, he took a risk and made DECIDE — a funky, sometimes goofy sci-fi odyssey with tons of twists both sonic and emotional.
On his second solo album, Stranger Things actor Joe Keery fights his way through the simulation with winking, off-kilter synth-pop.
i’m probably gonna get dragged for this comparison but fuck it:
Djo’s production is what AJR thinks they sound like
ik that’s pretty insulting to Joe Keery but honestly there’s massive parallels in their music. anyways this album feels more of an album, yk? like Twenty Twenty sounds like an album too, but DECIDE has a better listening experience. it feels better blended and polished. he did good on this
Remember that day before the TikTok ban announcement, when End of Beginning, along with Texas Hold 'Em and another song were in every single goddamn video on the timeline? Best day ever, I finally stopped doomscrolling.
Nevertheless, End of Beginning, along with the rest of DECIDE deserve the insane attention and praise they're getting. Djo is such a nice breath of fresh air, and his brand of psych pop is so endearing and sweet.
Highlights: Runner, Gloom, Half Life, On and On, End of ... read more
I honestly didn't expect to like his stuff as much as I did. I heard End of Beginning, which I enjoyed, so I gave the album a try. I was really blown away by how engaging it was, and by how good its Synthpop aspects were
An extremely consistent and dreamy album, which surprised me. To be honest I listened to this after the song “End of Beginning” blew up. But I’m glad I did, I really enjoyed it.
1 | Runner 4:18 | 83 |
2 | Gloom 2:00 | 82 |
3 | Half Life 3:47 | 88 |
4 | Fool 1:54 | 80 |
5 | On and On 4:03 | 86 |
6 | End of Beginning 2:39 | 89 |
7 | I Want Your Video 2:08 | 81 |
8 | Climax 3:55 | 77 |
9 | Change 2:57 | 87 |
10 | Is That All It Takes 0:20 | 74 |
11 | Go For It 3:01 | 81 |
12 | Figure You Out 3:04 | 84 |
13 | Slither 1:50 | 82 |
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