Foxygen - ...And Star Power ALBUM REVIEW

SHUT UP, ANTHONY! SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUTS HUOP SHUT UP!!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!/!?!? WHAT DO YOU THINK FOXYGEN IS? NICKELBACK!???? IF YOU WANT POP, GO TURN ON THE RADIO IF YOU WANT NICE "SONGS" AND ALL THAT CRAP! FOXYGEN ISN'T TRYING TO WRITE TWEEN ANTHEMS FOR YOUR IMMATURE ASS ANTHOY! GO LISTEN TO SOME WEEZER OR SOMETHING, YOU DORKKKKK! IDIOT!

I have a feeling Anthony's listening to this thing all the time behind our backs.

I love Fantano when he is truly passionate about an album he absolutely hates. 

I'm genuinely concerned Anthony has split personalities.

"This song's chorus is ... the musical equivalent to a fart." -Anthony Fantano, 2014

...And Starthany Powertano

I was super disappointed at first, only really coming back to songs like How Can You Really, but I had saved all the songs on spotify and more of them came on randomly, and I actually found myself enjoying them. There's actually a lot of artistic genius and irony and humor in this record, as well as solid hooks sprinkled in the weirder stuff as a sort of reward for listening. It is more of a niche-audience-targeted album, but it's subtle lack of subtlety and polish has really grown on me. 8.5/10

Man, i don't think i have ever seen Anthony being this upset over an album.. i kinda wanna listen to it now just to see if it is really as bad as make it out to be. 

I think you need to take a break from constantly listening to all this music. There's no way you can properly absorb it all.

You can't really compare this one to the previous records. It wasn't intended to be anything like the first two albums. I think they are making a statement about the bloated rock bands from the late 70's (fleetwood mac, todd rundgren) and I see it as musical theater. Also, I don't know if you've caught them live, but it's amazing. Way more punked up and ragged. Which works for them. Just something to think about :) You're the man Fantano!

These "non-songs" weren't that much different than Swans - To be kind, which you gave a 10. 

"Foxygeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnoooeyoyoyoyyeyeyeyeyyeeeeehhhhhhhhh." - M. Gira

Holy shit! I didn't think it was that bad.

Hahahaha, shit. I mean, this album is like a 9/10 for me. Bit baggy but fucking awesome in my opinion.

Yep, this is one of my favorite albums of the year. Completely disagree with this entire review. Cheers!

I could agree that the production could be better but there is A LOT of really solid tracks on this album. I feel like you didn't give this a very open minded listen. For people who haven't listened to this record, don't listen to what Anthony says unless production value bothers you that much. There are many great tracks on this record like How Can You Really, Could've Been My Love, Cosmic Vibrations, You & I, Brooklyn Police Station, Everyone Needs Love, and my personal favorite Hang. The record I would give a 7/10 but when they perform this record live I give them a 10/10. There shows are almost unbeatable.

The raw songwriting and style on tracks like You & I, I Don't Have Anything/The Gate make my heart melt. Its the kind of first take energy that Neil Young likes to capture, and they emote so god damn much. This album was a complete left turn and I'll agree with you on that, but this may be one of my favorites from them. While it may not be the most radio ready album of theirs by a long shot, it paints such a vivid portrait of the artists and where they were in that time of their life. I feel like I was in the room right there with them for the entire thing. They're powerful, energetic, romantic, and at times playful. It's albums like these that get me excited about bands.

I can’t believe you didn’t review Seeing Other People

Really don't understand your hate with "Coulda Been My Love"  The chorus is just more subtle. It's a relaxed song, not really meant to be explosive. 

A 2? Eh, it was sloppy and bloated, yeah, but it could have been cut down to a decent single LP. I would have given it a 4 myself.