Whatever

Unironically a pretty solid trans punk record. Some of the mixing and production (especially on the vocal arrangements) feel a bit messy, or just don't connect with me personally, but the songs themselves have all the rage, raw emotion, and politics that you want from a record like this.

Adam's Apple is a highlight. The sing-along on Butterfly and the concept of 27 Club are two examples of good songs hindered by an unfinished sound (at times the vocal mixing sounds really forward and other times fades into the mix like it would on a grungier record). Both the album itself and the reception of it feel torn between viewing Adore as a reality TV star and drag queen (a persona that comes through on her first two albums) and the queer punk musician that she actually is on this project.