It’s Frog season. We beloved the beloved people duo’s final album, 2023’s GROG, and now they’re saying its follow-up, 1000 Variations On The Identical Track. “MIXTAPE LINER NOTES VAR. VII” is out now, and it’s superior.
“1000 Variations On The Identical Track is a theme and variations — there are occasions in your life as a songwriter the place you’ll begin a bunch of stuff that every one sounds alike, which could be a downside, one thing that you just need to excise from your self. This time I made a decision to embrace it and take it so far as it may go.”
I help this methodology. If the remainder of the album appears like this single, then I’m in. “MIXTAPE LINER NOTES VAR. VII” is lo-fi greatness, the primary verse name-dropping each My Chemical Romance and Huge Star (style). Within the refrain, Daniel Bateman sings poignantly, “I can’t justify it, it isn’t rational/ I get excessive and cry it over damaged Casios.” Superb stuff! Pay attention beneath.
TRACKLIST:
01 “STILLWELL THEME”
02 “TOP OF THE POPS VAR. I”
03 “DOOMSCROLLING VAR. II”
04 “WHERE DO I SIGN VAR. III”
05 “HOUSEBROKEN VAR. IV”
06 “BLAMING IT ALL ON THE LIFESTYLE VAR. V”
07 “JUST USE YOUR HIPS VAR. VI”
08 “MIXTAPE LINER NOTES
VAR. VII”
09 “WHERE U FROM VAR. VIII”
10 “DID SANTA COME VAR. IX”
11 “ARTHUR MCBRIDE VAR. X”
1000 Variations On The Identical Track is out 2/14 by way of Audio Antihero / Tape Wormies.
