CrabInABarrel

Never heard a Quadeca release before but when it opened with a sample of Deus Lhe Pague I almost shit myself icl, it was so unexpected.

The NME review of this album might genuinely be the worst thing I've ever read. It's so needlessly vitriolic; Johnny Cigarettes' apparent desperation to show off his vocabulary by throwing out as many negative adjectives as possible is truly pathetic and unwarrentedly hostile. This is summed up nowhere better than the opening two sentences:

"Well, you have to admit they're good at what they do. But then so was Hitler."

Err, ok? What was even the meaning behind ... read more

Bland, derivative and criminally uninteresting. I do not understand the hype around this album on here. Headphones On is actually pretty good but that's it. Diet Pepsi is such a bizarre hit, the dreamy dance pop vibe is there but the lyrics really don't mesh with it at all and neither does her voice. It's a problem through every track on here, with the lyrics themselves being probably the worst part of the album. Not a single profound or thoughtful idea is presented on here, with ... read more

A few truly outstanding tracks, a few pretty good ones and then Student Demonstration Time. That song alone is keeping this album from above an 80, maybe the most flaccid protest song I've ever heard. The last 4 tracks are almost perfect, with Long Promised Road and Disney Girls being real highlights too. Interesting to hear the Beach Boys be more sombre, I like them better this way I think, which is a shame given one or two tonally out of place tracks on here. Still great though, RIP ... read more