This rating hurt me. I really wanted to love this record, but I just couldn't. There's some really good tracks on here (Down By Law, Shed Tears, Scientists & Engineers, the final 3 tracks), but the rest feel kind of lazy in comparison. Mike gives some really great performances, but as a whole, I can't rate this any higher sadly.
You don't need me to tell you this is amazing. Everybody knows this is amazing.
I gave this album a first listen a few days ago (I know way too late), and my God it lives up to all the hype. Pretty much flawless, my only issue is that a song or two aren't as good as the rest. That will probably change on a third or fourth listen because the other songs I didn't love the first time around grew on me instantly the second time around. It can only go up from here. Crazy good album.
All the people "bringing back pop punk" getting the limelight when Jeff Rosenstock is literally right here.
A couple duds, but the energy never lets up. Fuck Art provides a high energy fun time all the way through. Heavy screaming and heavier riffs, this scratches my every itch. Lyrics are never deep, but they can be really funny, so I don't really care much. These guys are killer live.