3 for corny strings etc., would be (much?) higher stripped back

1/5 Not the worst but not 1001 albums to hear before you die More hardcore than Green Day Less 'joke band' than what I know Some ska (just 1 track 1 think)

Very standard rock n roll? Miss Judy's Farm - like Rod's voice. Not that interested 2. You're So Rude. Nothing novel/ innovative yet? 3. Love Lives Here - much prefer 4. Last Orders Please. Stupido. kitsch. dumb 5. Stay With Me. Not registering. dumbo 6. Debris. Another Ballad after love lives here. these are better. a different singer from rod? No need to listen to this ever again? just turn on a classic rock station 1/5

In My Bed the standout on first listen? Sounds solid, also just like everything that came after it 'It's just a straight jazz-hip hop crossover' - Amy Compare w/ SZA/ 'fucked up' & self-destructive/ heart-on-sleeve pop/ indie artists solid 3/5

1/5

album before hounds of love. sat in your lap - so theatrical, dramatic. big synth there goes a tenner - bit kind of oompah. pull out the pin - maybe most conventional pop so far. love the bass (know this from hounds of love) suspended in gaffa - waltz thing. cute i'm enjoying this. so far - theatrical, less poppy than HoL but not irritating!