altmotif
Englewood, CO
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The first five tracks are great. They are nothing mindblowing, but they're fun, catchy, and danceable indie tunes. Halfway through the record (around Northern Town), I started getting bored. The energy and valence wane, and it starts to feel like I've already heard these tracks somewhere before.
"Got a dick and two balls, that's more than you all" would be a bold opening lyric for most artists, but for an artist like Iggy Pop, it's an all too predictable approach. Who doesn't love a shirtless, leathery-skinned 75-year-old man singing about his junk? 🙄
Although sonically competent and favorable with music critics, Every Loser is far from a winner. If you take a step back and listen without really listening, the vocals and instrumentals would be acceptable classic rock ... read more
Anti-Flag's 13th studio album features guest contributors such as Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion), Stacy Dee (Bad Cop/Bad Cop), Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage), and Shane Told (Silverstein).
For me, these collaborations carry the album and bring something new to Anti-Flag's sound that they needed. "MODERN META MEDICINE," for example, is one of their heaviest songs yet amplified with that hooky chorus—"fill us with ... read more
Update: The more I listen, the more I can appreciate the experimentation, and the more certain songs grow on me. “God Approved Insurance Plan,” “Goodnight Tomb,” and “Blood in the Milk,” specifically. The entire album still feels like a stilted menagerie of ideas, but as these songs creep deeper into my subconscious, I catch myself considering revising my rating.
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Higher Lonely Power is the first full album I listened to in the new year, and as a ... read more
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Just a weird girl, living in a weird world. I discovered punk rock and graffiti 20 years ago; I’ve been hooked on messaging through music and art ever since.
Alt/Motif is a celebration of the alternative; of the bands, the artists, the subcultures that have resonated throughout my life.
Alt/Motif is a celebration of the alternative; of the bands, the artists, the subcultures that have resonated throughout my life.
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