When referring to his new album Wake and Hate, Charlie Foxtrot said, “I basically just revisited my adolescence and listened to way too much ‘90s Green Day while fuming over how every day we've had to wake up to a new outrage since November 2016.” I have empathy with Fox and have dedicated days where I stay off the Internet because of the constant presence of social media outrage. There's just too many people with too many opinions and I have found having a beer with a couple of friends is my preferred way to express any outrage I might have.
Foxtrot isn’t a one dimensional Twitterbot who only expresses outrage. On Wake and Hate he expresses myriad emotions that come in the form of simple ’90s style punk songs that often have hints of bands like Green Day, The Strokes and a couple of other like-minded bands. Wake and Hate is a self-produced album and I thought that Foxtrot did a good job. There is a lot of energy in the recordings and his vocals are actually easy to understand. The one thing I would mention is that there are a lot of higher frequencies (5K - 10k) that could have been cut to make it a little less harsh when you crank the songs. I thought the songwriting was consistently solid. There was an ample amount of hooks and Foxtrot keeps the songs under the three-minute mark which for these types of songs works. Foxtrot opens with “The Golden Age” which is indicative of the rest of the songs. It's a high energy yet simple song revolving around basic distorted chords and a driving beat. “Adam And Steve” feeds into ’90s punk while “Schizophrenic Paranoia” felt more aligned with The Strokes. A highlight was “SPCSTEOAT” which actually had the vibe of early ’90s skate punk such as NOFX. Lyrically, Foxtrot keeps it interesting. His lyrics aren't always straightforward but you can usually make out the theme of the song. Wake And Hate isn’t reinventing the wheel and I never had my jaw to the floor but it was a fun album that was easy to appreciate. Fans of ’90s punk and alternative who still spin Dookie every once in a while will enjoy what Foxtrot has to offer.
0 Comments
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
Critique/insightWe are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent music that is available for your listening pleasure as well as giving the artist a professional critique from a seasoned music geek. We critique a wide variety of niche genres like experimental, IDM, electronic, ambient, shoegaze and much more.
Are you one of our faithful visitors who enjoys our website? Like us on Facebook
Archives
May 2024
|