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.
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For me, this track elicits the catharsis that hyperpop was born for. It removes itself from the tug-of-war between maximalism and minimalism, sincerity and sarcasm. It feels like a hit of nitrous oxide: giggly and then euphoric. The collage of different vocal takes and deliveries has an intriguing quality that gives the song the perfect edge to an otherwise very familiar and classic sort of pop song. It takes the best parts of late aughts/early 10’s pop and more contemporary experimental electronic music (is that an elephant cry leading out of the chorus? Why is his voice so milky in the best way?) I was such a hater of this band, but this song helped me to understand that/what they want to feel. Anthem.
Dec 30, 2024
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This brand new album’s been on repeat since it came out on Friday. dltzk is a 17 year old prodigy, one of the rising stars of the “”””hyperpop””””-associated scene who I feel lucky enough to have been able to hear the rapid development of in real time.. at this point I’ve accepted that this next generation of online musicians are already light years ahead of me but this album is definitely special. It’s euphoric, it’s punk, it’s playful, and its full of the types of production gimmicks I’d usually find distracting but here they’re executed so intentionally and tastefully, a lot of the songs feel like they include remixes of themselves.
Nov 18, 2021
if you liked the production he did for the Headache project but wished there was more variety in the performance than the AI text to speech voice, look no further. some great features from John Glacier and Lauren Auder on this as well as some tight instrumental cuts
Apr 5, 2024
