Extremely fun lyrical performances paired with jumpy, punchy and poignant, semi/experimental production leaves ‘Big Fish Theory’ feeling like a party front to back. The “vibes” so to speak are slightly undercut by undeveloped song writing choices and somewhat disjointed themes track to track, taking away slightly from the albums overall experience.
A compilation of JR’s demos so electrifying, it brings to question in immense excitement, what’s next for them.
At its worst it’s forgettable but at its best, “Quest For Fire” delivers on its namesake fullstop.
He definitely proves in isolation how talented his technical production ability can be, however, the latter half of this albums title is definitely not Peggy’s strong suit. For whatever reason, Peggy chooses pretty much everywhere possible to deliver the same relative vocal performance and flow which ultimately saps a lot of the joy out of the fun production. The lyrics are often dull and its pains to say that this album could be so much better if he let go of the Kanye wanna be bravado ... read more