this album rocks. it just feels like everyone in the band was firing on all cylinders. every little imperfection makes it so much more charming. everyone wants to shit on the lead guy’s vocals and bad lyrics or the weird MIDI keyboard frogs on The Perfect Kiss but i think this album has so much unique charm to it. Elegia is one of the coldest tracks ever recorded.
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Been revisiting this album after their new album "LL" came out - Such a refreshing blend of constructively applied electroclash inspiration and an inspiring look towards a return to rock in an increasingly pop-saturated industry. One of the few acts to break out recently that has felt worthwhile to follow and unashamedly advocating for their vision, even if it comes with the braggadocious frills of your typical sleazebag rockers.
Feb 17, 2025
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You’re gonna jump if AG (and Finn Keane) made it. This album came out after everyone had already published their “best of 2023” and is therefore criminally overlooked. Although Soft Rock is wide-ranging in genre (from the guitar-driven rock of Sentence to the neo-medieval lament O Fortuna), emotion (from the proto-brat Heavy to the heartbreaking Lost Everything), and theme (love, friendship, myth, the music industry), it comes together into a remarkably cohesive and fully skipless jewel box of an album.
Oct 25, 2024
What a fun, wild, dark, and aggressive album from the Strokes extended universe. I like listening to Leave It In My Dreams on occasion when I’m hungover and questioning my life ha, it’s so that vibe. Permanent High School and Pink Ocean are my other faves. Some of these songs would even be high tier Strokes stuff imo.
Aug 30, 2024
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one of my favorite, most slept-on bands ever. cheesy 80s pop that has no right to be as lyrically impressive and self-aware as it is. also they did a mostly instrumental record in 2003 called I Trawl the Megahertz that’s all string arrangements with radio interview samples blended in if that’s more your thing. awesome range, Cars and Girls was my most listened to song of 2024. also the singer dresses like that now so u know he’s the real deal
Apr 13, 2025
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whole movie is full of arresting moments that just really grab me but the RV scene where everyone’s screaming at each other in the road is pretty top notch.
Apr 20, 2025