Hi everyone!! Very happy to have a couple announcements this week.
First off, Woovespace has started and is functional! Here, you can meet members of the Woove and learn more about them. Currently, only members with positions on the SUPER EXCLUSIVE HIGH AND MIGHTY WOOVE COUNCIL have profiles up, but expect more members to pop up soon! The page will become more populated with time. You can also see Woove council music recommendations to the right side of the page. Check it out here (note, it's not very compatible on mobile, so maybe wait 'til you're on a computer).
I'm also happy to have our first two album reviews of the summer out now, for the new King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album, and the new Lil Uzi Vert record. You can read them here, or read these shortened versions below.
King Gizzard’s newest album, PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation shows the band outdoing themselves yet again. Mixing together their heaviest instrumentation yet, as well as incorporating each trick they’ve learned up to this point, they’ve crafted one of the best metal albums of the decade so far, and one of the band’s best projects since Nonagon Infinity. If you haven’t listened to the band’s previous releases, this is a great time to hop on the train, or just a great way to reinvigorate your love for KG once again.
Recommended tracks: Witchcraft, Dragon
Pink Tape is Lil Uzi Vert’s return after not releasing a studio album since 2020’s Eternal Atake. Many tracks here take the rock aesthetic of Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red to a new level, incorporating metal guitars, metal bands such as Babymetal and Bring Me The Horizon, and even a cover of System of A Down’s “Chop Suey” (which unfortunately ends up being a very half-baked and cheap cover of the original). While I respect Uzi’s commitment to the theme (specifically on the first few tracks of the album), they unfortunately abandon the aesthetic for many of the later tracks, resulting in a bloated, messy album with a lack of cohesion, and one that desperately needs its fat trimmed. I highly respect the use of odd samples, especially the use of Justice’s “Stress,” and the incredible “Nakamura,” which uses the WWE theme of wrestler Shinsuke Nakamura. With 23 tracks, it’s certainly an ambitious and experimental project, but only about half of the tracks are worth listening to, with the quality ranging from some of Uzi’s best, to some of their worst, and many just being forgettable.
Recommended tracks: Nakamura, Fire Alarm, Suicide Doors
The Woove has finally started chugging along a little more! I know we got a late start to the summer, but we have more in store for everyone. To end with a little music suggestion, I've recently begun exploring the discography of the Massachusetts metalcore band Converge. I'd highly recommend checking them out if you're into some noisy, punk inspired mathcore with some insanely good production. "Homewrecker" and "Dark Horse" are currently on repeat.
Much love! #WOOVEMENT2023
-Colton Game, A.K.A. DJ Crouton
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