Incredibly impressive, but I hate an album constantly trying to prove itself to me. Does not feel like that much is being expressed on some of these songs other than "Look what I can do"
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I just wanna say shout out to Danny's whole fanbase, I went to a show in Denver, and everybody was so great, it was such a fun mix of queers and punk dudes and oldheads that have been listening to him forever, and everyone knew every fucking song. And the moshpit was the perfect mix of kind and enthusiastic, with every corner of his fanbase joining at one point or another. That is to say, I love you guys, and thank you for making that show one of the most fun nights of my life.
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People like to criticize the lyrics on this one for feeling unfinished and unfocused, and I agree, but to me, that's what makes it so wonderful, in exchange for him bringing the same shit up over and over on the more hype cuts, we get jpeg at his most raw, with verses feeling like they were freestyled on the spot, lending his delivery a level of in-the-moment passion that feels fresh. Boop Beep Bop.
Kind of a tough one to rate for me personally, this one has some huge highlights, namely Koruna and Lime, GTFU, and everything after wax on, which in my opinion, is kind of ass. Jailbreak the tesla is fun, but something about some of these songs, especially the ones that occupy the middle of the record, feel...forced? It's an odd thing to describe but it feels almost like they are trying to create "an injury reserve song" rather than putting an idea through their creative filter ... read more