Flamingo Minutes

about this album

What we have here could be called a mini-LP or mini-album, because it's more than an EP at 8 tracks in 32 minutes (I've seen "full lengths" shorter than that…*cough Me First cough Gimme Gimmes*). What we have here should definitely be called a huge step forward in musicality. On Volume Rescue seemed to be four guys flexing their musical muscles; on Flamingo Minutes we have songwriters. This makes for a much more enjoyable listen and a more accessible record to the new fan with, in my opinion, no compromise to their overall sound. Rescue has slowed the speed down a tad, but not the intensity as its opener "I am the Queen of Comparison" shows. They still use dissonance well, while the unique rhythms and dynamic change are still the most compelling elements to the band. Then, I noticed the lyrics, a first for me with Rescue. Before, they were incomprehensible beneath the barrage, now they push to the forefront with biting lines like "I will settle down with the first one who swoons me/ I am the queen of comparison/ I will fuck you on my floor/ in my room, at my door." This first track leads into the insane instrumental "Psuffix," a minute long onslaught of clashing tones and microphone-clipping cymbals, proving this band has not gone soft in the least. "Moment & Morning: 1981-1986" has the best vocal line I believe the band has written yet (with its competition being the following track "Concerns"), moving up and down in range, with bite yet melody. The last album had times th

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