Review #1000 :
For the jubilant 1000th review, I chose, once again, a very important project that is close to my heart. That being "Mayday Parade's" "Mayday Parade".
Honestly, you could consider this a spiritual successor to my 500th review, which was also a "Mayday Parade" one.
Basically, if you have not already caught on, "Mayday Parade" was, and still to some degree is, one of my favourite bands.
Their self-titled effort may be a slight ... read more
RE-Review #1 :
With the release of the Deluxe, I decided to do a re-review of the base version of the album, to see how well it stood up the test of time (after all, it has been a third of a year since its release).
To be candid, this thing, as an album, is an absolute wreck.
It has no real story, nor does it feel like a single, conscise whole, as most albums ought to feel like.
No songs really connect or click into each other like puzzle pieces, instead it feels like a bunch of leftovers ... read more
If you're comparing this to "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" you're a clown.
This genuinely slaps, if only "Tyla" wasn't on it, she sort of makes it mid.
The chorus has that "Avicii"/"David Guetta" cheapness to it, but besides that, this kind of slaps.
At the Drive-In deep dive #6 : Vaya (unpolished gem)
Ignore the chronological discrepancies (I reviewed this after the "Sunshine" collab)
Anyways, "Vaya" is probably the closest "At the Drive-In" got to "Relationship of Command" before "Relationship of Command", having a similar sound, but just slightly lacking the finesse of the aforementioned masterpiece.
"Vaya" channels a bit too much of that aggressive energy, without any real ... read more
This song genuinely always makes me teary-eyed whenever I listen to it.
Such visceral emotion on display, combined with witty writing, if you need a good cry, I recommend it.




