Holy shit, that Lady Gaga song is in fact a long, lost Strokes song. Side note: the leak of Juicebox turned me onto Stereogum, so it holds fond memories, that and I didn't hate it.
It wasn't bad, it just felt a little too try-hard for try-hard's sake. On a song like Stressed Out, yeah it works, but a couple of 'em are just meh, much like this comment.
I'm glad you mentioned the solo in "Cleopatra." I'm a sucker for awesome transitions, and the entrance into that one hits a sweet spot. Really this whole album is a nice surprise.
I can't honestly tell if his whole persona is a shtick or not, but I'm pretty sure whatever he is doing he's taking it pretty seriously. His songwriting and just general musicality is pretty good stuff.
I know it's only a b-side but "Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You" somehow wormed it's way into one of my favorite Monkeys tunes. "The Hellcat Spangles Shalalala" ain't too bad either.
That little clip sounds at worst kind of fun, not the forced-to-take-our-little-sister-to-the-park fun, but like "hey man, let's throw a refrigerator into this running body of water" fun.
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