Fucked Up’s One Day possesses a brightness and sense of happiness that’s addictive and optimistic, even if the lyrics at times insinuate the opposite.
Overall, One Day is not only another oddball shaped feather in Fucked Up’s oddball-shaped cap, but it’s an experiment that has gleaned wildly successful results as it stands as a monument to spontaneity, thinking on the fly and the power of immediate inspiration.
One Day is brimming with energy and the barely contained desire to be heard over the shouting of those around them; it's as viscerally effective as anything Fucked Up have ever recorded and smart enough to speak to the mind as well as the heart.
It’s not as if that man-made construct diminished the brawn or the brilliance of Fucked Up on One Day. These songs are, per usual, towering monuments to the power of well-played electric guitars; dense thickets of thrilling rock ’n’ roll.
One Day takes what could have been an inhibiting concept, and turns it into something wonderful. This album is diverse, thoughtful and – most importantly – rewarding. It’s not the strongest work of Fucked Up’s career - but it may very well be the most thrilling.
For the most part ... this bold experiment pays off, and Fucked Up can be admired for their ambition as much as they can for their enviable productivity.
They deliver one unforced, shout-out anthem after another—mirroring the immediate tunefulness of their Canadian counterparts Japandroids' Celebration Rock.
This is so good.
Year of the Horse was incredible but definitely too much for too many people (playlist culture imo) so, here they are again, this time with a friendly 40 minutes release, ideal for the mass consumption.
The good thing is that these guys are capable to engage you with the same intensity in a 40 or a 90 minutes ride, because they are impressivelly full of soul (which, off topic, is probably the reason why this type of music it is going to be so difficult to be copy for any AI ... read more
While it's fun and quirky, it's not really my preference. It comes across more noisy than I was originally expecting, but it's not bad considering that. Also - written and recorded in a single day? Huge props.
Found - 4/5
I Think I Might Be Weird - 3/5
Huge New Her - 3/5
Lords of Kensington - 4/5
Broken Little Boys - 3/5
Nothing's Immortal - 3/5
Falling Right Under - 3/5
One Day - 3/5
Cicada - 4/5
Roar - 3/5
I'm still amazed how someone can write and record an album in one day while having it still be decent.
Favourite Tracks:
Found
I Think I Might Be Weird
Huge New Her
Lords of Kensington
Broken Little Boys
One Day
Least Favourite Tracks:
Nothing's Immortal
Falling Right Under
Cicada
Roar
7.5/10
1 | Found 3:49 | 69 |
2 | I Think I Might Be Weird 3:17 | 58 |
3 | Huge New Her 4:18 | 63 |
4 | Lords of Kensington 4:08 | 69 |
5 | Broken Little Boys 2:47 | 63 |
6 | Nothing's Immortal 3:00 | 57 |
7 | Falling Right Under 4:22 | 59 |
8 | One Day 5:02 | 64 |
9 | Cicada 4:29 | 72 |
10 | Roar 4:44 | 63 |
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