Tacoma's Stargazy Pie will certainly grab your attention, yet they are a little different to the bands that you see and hear here. What they do is a little Over The Top, somewhere between Queen and Foxy Shazam, with the shredding like a poppier Muse.
Yet they have enough to stay in touch with Power Pop and Pop Punk. Even a straight ahead song like Time Bomb can't hold back from Guitar overload, a sort of restrained shred. It is incredibly melodic, yet a little pompous as default.
Hold You is even a ballad, an acoustic ballad! People Suck! starts all lounge singer before bursting into an altogether now with a little Justin Hawkins highness vocally. I'm So Screwed edges towards Power Pop in a Tsar way. It is certainly a song that you can imagine Jeff Whalen singing.
The Title Track adds great pace, a little Busted, but instrumentally more Pop Punk and reveals a lyrical adeptness and a crazy drum track. Song Of Solomon is built on a cracking Bassline. It is part Chilli Peepers instrumentally, but Fountains Of Wayne vocally.
Then there is Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme, all five minutes of attitude and melody, that is very Punk Pop and Emo, but with a catch all chorus and a Bass vs Shred battle before a glorious solo. It is lovely to see Youth not taking the obvious generation.
The album seems a little bit over produced compared to Butterfly Hand Grenade, perhaps a little too many ideas in certain songs. but the album's sheer audacity really grabs you, as does the urgency. I'm surprised not to see more coverage of the quartet media wise, that should really change with this outing.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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I love this band -- this album is awesome and they do a fun live show, too. I think my favorite song is Hollow; it's sooo sad.
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