Give Utopia Defeated time, and the alien logic that binds this outstanding record begins to unfurl and initial skepticism turns to sheer awe.
While not all of Utopia Defeated's tracks are as immediately engaging as the aforementioned highlights, Perry introduces a unique vision and his impressive debut is well worth the time it takes to let it decant.
Utopia Defeated is a dark and meticulously constructed debut, the violent fantasies presented within always clever, confronting and beautiful.
One of the biggest tragedies in 2010s music is there not being a follow up to this, it has the coolest sound world and the bops really are bops.
Walrus - 8/10
Satan - 9.5/10
In The Water - 9.5/10
Cortisol - 6/10
Alihuke - 6/10
King Franco Picasso - 8.5/10
The Day I First Found God - 10/10
Oyster - 9.5/10
Brother - 8.5/10
Toxic City - 10/10
Vibe Check/Cohesion - 10/10
Overall - 9.3
Especially in the first song D.D Dumbo displays all of his talent; groovy, complex, looping, easy 12-string guitar and somehow personal. But after that, the album is slightly loosing my attention while further playing. Without a doubt we will hear more of him in the future and I am looking forward to it.
Enjoyable but overall it's clearly overated. UD sounds cool but not new, UD is pretty well written sometimes but not new, UD is pretty "easy listening" but not new, ...
UD is just not enough inspired to blow my ears.
1 | Walrus 3:10 | |
2 | Satan 4:35 | |
3 | In the Water 2:55 | |
4 | Cortisol 4:14 | |
5 | Alihukwe 3:58 | |
6 | King Franco Picasso 3:36 | |
7 | The day I first found god 3:34 | |
8 | Toxic City 3:17 | |
9 | Brother 3:41 | |
10 | Oyster 4:05 |
#3 | / | Rolling Stone (Australia) |
#10 | / | FasterLouder |
#15 | / | Rough Trade |
#22 | / | Double J |
#42 | / | The Vinyl Factory |
#46 | / | God Is In The TV |