RyanPlugs

Definitely a band that benefits from the dynamics of live performance. After the world got used to the sound of that great KEXP session, the versions of the same songs on this album sound a little flat. It’s still a very fun and lively album, the polka-infused Utzp being a real stand out, but the production lets this album down massively. I look forward to seeing what their next record sounds like, but more than that I look forward to seeing them later this year as I feel that will be the ... read more

This was a nice surprise. Paired back and tender instrumentals with all the wit of a Father John Misty record if you traded Tillman’s irony for acerbic bite. Yeah, proper good record this.

Where the band have flirted with slower ballads before, they’ve jumped in feet first with that sound in Ultra Dundee. Bad//Dreems are a more mature band on this record, and even though I like their faster and harder garage rock roots, this slower pace really suits them. They were a bit ahead of the more recent surge of Australian bands that seem to be everywhere these days, but they’ve just gotten better and better with each release. Sad that this album may be their last, but if it ... read more

Enjoyed the heavier moments of this album, but the more melodic parts felt a little forced or unnatural.