Ike Reilly's songwriting really appeals to me because he loves to just have fun with language in silly ways, like...
"Last time I got a little bit wasted, but this time I don't think you'll mind, 'cause I'm funny"
"Who goes to Hell and who goes surfing?"
"Leaner, liquid, luscious, lusty, close to foreign, almost dusky, dirty, distant, misty, manic, kind of pleasantly Satanic"
"Remember those revolting nights? Remember those ... read more
This honestly isn't as bad as many a music fan would have you believe. I REALLY fuck with the surf rock sound of Stab You in the Heart, and the verses of Graffitia probably have the best melody on the album. Graffitia being Fantano's least favorite track on a 0/10 album is nutso to me. That being said, half of the songs just sound like different versions of each other, and it's a sound that makes me want to get jeans for 50% off at Old Navy.
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I really don’t understand this modern trend of processing vocals so damn much. It drags most of these songs down, although many of them wouldn’t have been that compelling anyway, like the snoozefest “Sweet Evil.” “Cyberbully (Yayo)” has a lot of energy, but it also has easily the most obnoxious hook on the entire record. CeeLo’s vocals and Danger Mouse’s production are ... read more
Dress in an Eccentric Manner All the Time. Translate This Energy into Your Music, Rarely. Make Another Song as Good as Sign of the Times, Never.
There are instrumental parts where I understand what he was going for, like the occasional funky synth action, but most of the songs are just so damn bland otherwise. “Coming Up Roses” is the peak because the strings are really nice.