not a lot extraordinary here, but very pleasantly surprised by the cover of The Strangeloves' classic Nugget 'Night Time' - very much feeling the opposite of the bizarre spoken word novelty and otherwise huge question mark, 'No Anchovies, Please'
this album is so funny. it's such an unabashed pastiche of what i will loosely call "early-to-mid-70s music." want a leo sayer song? we've got it. want a santana song? we've got it. like of course i would rather listen to the original artists instead of bruno mars larping as a 1970s K-Tel compilation, but that being said, the album is pretty listenable and bruno's vocals are as nice as ever. it's almost entirely fluff, it's a bit overly sweet and ... read more
suprisingly decent late 60s pop-psych record. there's nothing mind blowing but it's kinda fun. i will forever die on the hill that the single version of 'crimson and clover' is miles better than the "album" version, retroactively extended in a clunky way in order to try and cash in on a trend.
turns out i don't really want to hear hilary duff sing about sucking dick. who knew


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