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Mannq In Me "War"
Berang 2/24/26
One of the things that hits me the hardest about this record is some of its honesty. The vocalist is outstanding at storytelling, and the lyrics really spill out a lot, starting with the very first track, "The Least Fortunate Timeline", which comes in with such a thick but slightly rambunctious guitar approach.
The guitars across a lot of this record are really hard-hitting, but they're very melodically based, so you have some amazing progressions going on.
The drumming on this first track alone is outstanding. You can hear some unique time signatures coming in and out, giving the record this almost 90s underground rock style.
There are attributes about this record like that one, that make me think of old school underground style stuff like the first few Nada Surf records.
No matter what, these guys always give off this amazing pop overtone. It is a damn near perfect blend of color and edginess that they bring together so well, and the second track, "Specific Ways of Being", is an amazing example of exactly that.
You still have these sorts of wild guitars that are thrashing but not in a heavy way. They're just strummed with a vigor.
But you also have the vocals giving you this set of addictive pop melodies that really let the song kind of shine.
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Goth Fight Cage
"i'm not in love with you" has some great guitar hooks laced into its body. There's one guitar that does the chords and gives the song that classic late '90s, early 2000s indie rock feel along with elements of punk in its undertone, and another guitar that does a flavorful set of legs that goes right along with the progression changes, and it's all awesome.
The thing about songs like this is, it's quick hits with a load of catchiness, and then it's done and done.
I love this because it's a song that's basically two minutes long, but when it's over, you can't really get it out of your head.
This is also a great attribute for a punk influence, but these guys take their own approach and really put it together with that pop overtone. As I mentioned earlier, there's a lot of color and flavor to this single, and there's a certain element of brightness and almost warmth that comes along with that. READ FULL REVIEW
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