Chromablind

This song sucks.

'We Didn't Start the Fire' is political commentary for people who couldn't care less about politics. Its core thesis of "things are always crazy, stop complaining" is a boomer-ass take that has aged quite terribly. Speaking of aging terribly, this song was released in 1989, and you can tell. It has that shitty late-80s sheen all over it, sounding closer to a TV theme than a Billy Joel song. The overall songwriting is pretty bad, with Billy ... read more

Sea Change 2 was not something I expected, but it is very much welcome. Fingers crossed we get an MJ Lenderman collab out of this new era.

"Produced by Rick Rubin"

Oh it makes sense now, nobody in the room told them not to do this.

I'm loving the mix of No Name and Boarding House Reach sounds on this. I don't mind the mixing, but the stereo panning is baffling. That Deep Purple organ on Derecho Demonico is fucking awesome. I need more of it ASAP. I'm curious to see if this is from a new album, or if this is just a one-off extra from the No Name sessions.