2017-08-14 Cost of Living

Cost of Living

Cost of Living by Downtown Boys.

It’s always interesting to see where a band goes on its second album.

In the case of Downtown Boys, “getting better” seems to mean: more chord changes, a less prominent place for the sax, occasional synths, and more overdubbing.

Not bad, but instead of moving towards more dissonance and chaos, they seem to be moving towards a sort of Midnight Oil-esque fusion of politics and pop music. “Promissory Note” is probably my favorite track.

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