Fudge Sandwich

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  Cooper Allen

  Ty Segall makes a LOT of music. But this album of his stands because none of the songs were actually his: it is entirely made-up of covers from old 60s/70s songs.

  The entire album is drenched in this sludge, garage punk. The very first song, Low Rider, is this slow and methodical trudge, with a creepy throaty singer. Then there’s this strange, dark, alien, buzzing (which is very menacing, very cool, very fun)....and this is very different to the Low Rider song we hear at the beginning of the George Lopez show. But it’s still somewhat recognizable enough for it to be catchy and interesting. (And yeah, it’s cheesy that he uses a weird whisper at the end...but who cares, it’s fun. The album cover has a fudge sandwich).

  And each song on this albums is this cool re-imagination of something old and vaguely familiar.

  Isolation is a minimalist sort of song about loneliness when John Lennon sings it.. And then Segall’s version keeps the melancholy of the original, but adds on more sludge and heaviness. It’s gritty and fuzzy, but still slow and minimal. The tone is very much in line with garage punk, but his call and response with his guitar during the bridge is a perfect John Lennon impression.

  So the simplest reason why I like this album: Ty Segall turns old songs into garage rock.

  I feel like many punk albums can get old really fast. But this one never gets too screechy or whiny. Each song is totally unique.

  Archangel Thunderbird, I’m a Man, and Hit it and Quit it, are probably the most fun on this album.