Material

Oblique punk. That's the best way I can describe the sound of this album. 'Material' is a lot less "eggy" than his previous material (haha), though I wouldn't say it's a full-on traditional punk record either. It has this digital and mechanical sheen to it that works well. Still, a lot of the songs can be pretty boring and unadventurous, such as the Lo-fi rambling of Symmetry or the monotonous hodgepodge of Total Reality (I dig the cowbell).

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