creepy, freaky, anxious satirical skewering of 80s domesticity genuinely sounds like easy listening from hell at points "mother" is one of the most deranged songs of its era, genuinely reminiscent of tom waits and the residents super dissonant "synchronicity ii" my favorite police song and one of my all-time favorite songs massive, sprawling, eerie as hell sting is an incredible lyricist and we need to start acknowledging him as such such gorgeous progressions masterful, unforgettable melodies so committed to its dated sound palette it actually still sounds really good so tense in spite of how quiet and mellow it is fucking Dark

goated

"piece of my heart" is a banger, most of this is solid, just kind of rudimentary past joplin's obviously incredible voice. also what's with the racist caricature on the cover

this sounds like if the kooks were a clash cover band. gets pretty samey. the lead singer could not be asked to care and is also buried in the mixes a lot of the time. hits kind of a nice melancholic tone at points. royally picks up in the middle- "the ha ha wall" has a great guitar solo, "arbeit macht frei" is basically a hives song and it goes, "campaign of hate" has really enamoring guitar work and hilarious lyrics. why do all the guitar solos come in a verse earlier than they should. can't decide whether it wants to be dinky jangle pop or fuzzier garage rock. obviously have talent and swagger, they pull off a lot more than other bands could with this sound, it's just all so fleeting. feel like this might grow in my estimation if given a few weeks to let the songwriting marinate. feels constrained by its sound, like it wants to be more versatile but can't quite shake its foundations. all that being said? it's pretty good lol

holy shit a new jazz favorite!!! i rewound the last minute of "solar" multiple times just to hear the drum fills. impossibly cozy. "all of you" has a Disgusting upright bass solo. now THAT'S a fucking jazz album dude

hotel california and a bunch of mid shit