wanna give The Loud House a congratulations on reaching the "trap song album artwork" stage of popularity
It's a shame when an artist tries something new and it comes out like this, but this pivot into house music has not served Tame Impala's whole schtick well at all. Eternally alone self-conscious Kevin Parker is nowhere near as likeable a character when the music that accompanies him is as polished and unimaginative as Deadbeat's dreary tech-house beats are.
The presence of Dracula and Loser here kind of fucks with whatever cohesion this album had too. They feel like failsafes, ... read more
Very dissonant from the rest of Deadbeat, in hindsight. Alas, that makes it one of the album's better moments. An oasis in the middle of an endless, arid desert - sure, the water isn't exactly as drinkable as the kind that comes out of the tap (which in this wrought metaphor is Tame Impala's earlier, better work in this style) but it's either this or back to No Reply, so you best drink up.
Probably the most fun I have had listening to music this year, to be honest. A really memorable package with endless personality and some excellent lyrical one-liners (Man Made Of Meat is sardine packed with them) sung with gleeful mock-lethargy by Seb Murphy. Helped by the fact that this is as musically watertight as the Viagra Boys have ever been, drawing heavily from The Hives, Pixies, Devo, Beck et al. but never without putting their unique spin on the sounds they borrow. Some of the most ... read more
The best thing I've ever heard Ken Carson do - not even close - but a lot of that is down to the production (sounds like a cross between cloud rap and early 00's bloghouse). I still can't really stand Ken Carson's rapping, his lyrics or just... his overall personality, to be frank.
You will never be as cool as this song. It's just not possible.
An excellent song. Superb instrumentation with a great lyrical narrative. Top class but unfortunately the full album didn't live up to its lead single.
A return to Oliver's alt-rock work that made him popular initially. I can't say I'm liking it as much as the better cuts from Ugly Is Beautiful and his lyricism is still as shallow and childish as it ever was, but it is nice to hear him pick up a guitar again. And not in a pop-country context this time.
If you really must sample a recognisable pop song like this, you better make sure the song you're putting it in is worthy of the sample in the first place. Hearing M.I.A.'s excellent song "Bad Girls" lazilly transported into this dreary, lifeless song simply made me wish I was listening to that instead of this.
The only thing from their debut that left any impression on me, and even then it feels like something Jack White could have done better...
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