5つ星のうち4.0Mostly downtempo dance punk, gets better with each listen
2009年10月22日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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I originally found out about Out Hud because a lot of the group's members are also part of !!!, who I love. While there are plenty of similarities between them, S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. is definitely not a !!! record. For starters, there are no vocals. However, the same dry wit and tongue-in-cheek profanity of !!! are apparent in song titles like "The L Train is a Swell Train and I Don't Want to Hear You Indies Complain" and "My Two Nads."
Out Hud forgoes the explosive pop hooks of !!! in favor of sprawling tracks that still manage to sound tight and focused throughout. The epic 12-minute plus "The L Train..." is a gem, spreading a haunting theme across variations, each a little different but perfectly woven with the last.
The same could be said of the entire album. Every track adds a subtle new melody, a few sonic flourishes. The songs do stand alright on their own, but S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. is definitely heard best from start to finish.