!!! still hasn't lost a step
The coolest band with an unpronounceable name comes released an EP with a couple of very well done, albeit unexpected covers. The first is the title track, originally done by Magnetic Fields, which finds the band relentlessly jamming over the very subdued vocals. Appropriately trippy, but also irresistibly catchy and also witty, this song really exemplifies all that is good about !!!. While the lyrics may be a turn off for some (or the eccentric cover artwork, as shown above), it’s still a very fun and listenable song, using an arsenal of drum patterns and beats to keep the energy going for the entire seven and a half minutes. The second song is a little bit more of a surprise as it’s a cover of Nate Dogg’s “Get Up.” Amazingly, !!! manages to avoid the typical “Look at me, I’m a white guy that can’t rap but I’m going to try anyway and make myself look stupid” shtick and instead turn the song into a clever, fun, and, let’s face it, pretty damn good groove that would even make Nate Dogg proud. The other impressive feat that takes place within this song is that !!! never betrays their personal sound at all, they instead morph the original into their sound so well, that many listeners probably wouldn’t even realize that it’s in fact a cover song. Here, the song’s success lies on the awesome baseline, guitar parts and then the exceptional experimentation of vocals clashing against the instruments towards the latter half of the song. While it’s only two tracks, this is still an EP worth mentioning as it’s surely going to be a very well sought after album, particularly for the club-hoppers whom !!! cater to so well.
★★★★½
1 comment:
you could try to say their name, but it only results in finding yourself on the floor having a seizure...ecstasy indeed.
PS
ya'll other posters need to leave ya name.
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