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Viagra Boys cement their status as upcoming punk legends on Cave World.

This LP, much like their sophomore record, Welfare Jazz, is all over the place, and some of its experiments work better than others. However, where Welfare Jazz took a slight detour from the band's established sound, Cave World instead reaches new heights by mixing the various styles the band has progressed through over the years into one gross punky package. That being said, there's still inklings of Welfare Jazz's ... read more

There's definitely growth on The Messenger compared to his past work, but there are so many weird lyrics about him piping his wife and some pretty weak beats at times that I can't take this seriously. I liked a few moments of some tracks; Stand the Rain and Risk My Life are some highlights. Overall though, I think this project was a misstep since JPRO had a lot of potential with the sound of his recent singles like Tbh and Remy Ferbas--even some tracks from VVS like OGG, Sun Mountain, ... read more