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Electrophonic Tonic · 06-23-2018, 01:29 AM

I've given it about half a dozen listens since it leaked on Thursday.

Death Grips is Online is an amazing song, one of DG's best. They're basically perfect when it comes to album openers.

Black Paint is also really great. It's the missing link between JD's "rock" tracks and Bottomless Pit's noisy pop tracks.

But after that... I find the rest of the album either average or just flat out bad. Some of DG's worst material is on here (****show, Little Richard, The Fear, Horn Section, Linda). The rest of the other tracks have some good ideas, but don't come together or are watered down by bad ideas.

Another thing about the album as a whole is it lacks that trademark Death Grips' accessibility. I know that's an odd way to describe their music, but the one common thread between all of their releases is that buried underneath the aggression, noise and experimentation is a nugget of a hook or catchiness in their music. And that's what makes Death Grips interesting and fun. Year of the Snitch mostly lacks that infectiousness. It just feels weird for the sake of being weird, and it actually makes it a boring album as a whole.

Compare some of the tracks on this album to something like Birds from GP. I would say even today, Birds is still one of their weirdest tracks to date. But, I can remember the little synth fills throughout Birds, or the "I got tomorrow coming" hook and I probably haven't heard that song in months. I listened to YOTS 30 minutes ago, and there's 3, maybe 4, hooks that I can recall. Everything else is lost in the ether.

5/10 for me.

Steroids>Ex>TMS>JD>BP>NOTM>GP>NLDW>YOTS>FW>Intervi ew

06-23-2018, 01:29 AM	#26 (permalink)
Electrophonic Tonic Your Ad Here Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 876	I've given it about half a dozen listens since it leaked on Thursday. Death Grips is Online is an amazing song, one of DG's best. They're basically perfect when it comes to album openers. Black Paint is also really great. It's the missing link between JD's "rock" tracks and Bottomless Pit's noisy pop tracks. But after that... I find the rest of the album either average or just flat out bad. Some of DG's worst material is on here (**show, Little Richard, The Fear, Horn Section, Linda). The rest of the other tracks have some good ideas, but don't come together or are watered down by bad ideas. Another thing about the album as a whole is it lacks that trademark Death Grips' accessibility. I know that's an odd way to describe their music, but the one common thread between all of their releases is that buried underneath the aggression, noise and experimentation is a nugget of a hook or catchiness in their music. And that's what makes Death Grips interesting and fun. Year of the Snitch mostly lacks that infectiousness. It just feels weird for the sake of being weird, and it actually makes it a boring album as a whole. Compare some of the tracks on this album to something like Birds from GP. I would say even today, Birds is still one of their weirdest tracks to date. But, I can remember the little synth fills throughout Birds, or the "I got tomorrow coming" hook and I probably haven't heard that song in months. I listened to YOTS 30 minutes ago, and there's 3, maybe 4, hooks that I can recall. Everything else is lost in the ether. 5/10** for me. Steroids>Ex>TMS>JD>BP>NOTM>GP>NLDW>YOTS>FW>Intervi ew __________________ I was told I wouldn't need a signature... Last edited by Electrophonic Tonic; 06-24-2018 at 07:02 PM.