Reviews by ad3ca

I’ll never understand the appeal of Talking Heads. They have a few decent songs but most of their music just doesn’t resonate with me no matter how many chances I give them. 2.5/5

When it started and he started talking about the topic of COVID I rolled my eyes but the 2nd disc actually has some decent songs.

2.5

2.5

This was completely unexpected. Really love the mellow ethereal folky jazzy vibes. Really great stuff.

3.5

3.5

This album just never really clicked for me. Deja Entendu is a 5/5. This one is a 3.5 but I'll bump it up to 4.

Love this type of sound. Don't care if it sounds similar to Arctic Monkeys. Always down for 2000's indie rock/garage rock revival. This has potential to be a 5 if I listen to it more.

3.5

This was really interesting. Love the baroque fusion, but the vocals really killed it for me. 2.5/5

Like butter on sliced bread. Pretty bland, but it was fine.

3.5

Not a fan of the growling vocals, but I enjoyed the instrumentals and clean vocals. 2.75/5

Reminded me of The Bends era Radiohead at times, although a bit poppier. This was a nice listen.

3.5

2.5

Not one of their best but I still love Green Day. It's a 3.5 but I'll bump it to 4.

Hell fucking YES!

I discovered PUP in 2014 when I saw them live in Toronto opening for AFI just 3 months after they released their debut album. They were still pretty much unknown outside of Toronto at that point. Even in Toronto they were barely known. I remember being blown away by their performance and had to look them up right away. After that show I became a huge fan. I've seen them 9 times now. They play in Toronto a lot so it makes it easy to watch them that many times.

Back in 2015 when I was a budding photographer, I reached out to Stefan (lead singer) to ask if I could take some concert photos for them, he responded, said yes, and added me to the media list! I photographed 2 of their shows at that time and they posted some of my shots on their Instagram page, which was super cool to see.

I'm so happy that they've found the success and recognition that they deserve in the wider punk/pop-punk community, especially since they're a local Toronto band.

This album fucking rips and it's so good, but it's actually my 3rd favourite of theirs. Their self titled album and Morbid Stuff edge this one out by just a hair. All 3 albums are honestly so good it's hard to compare. But this is the album where they gained wider recognition and acclaim so it definitely deserves to be the one for this list.

The transition from "If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will" into "DVP" is perfection.

I love how they incorporate Toronto streets and locations into their lyrics. Every time I'm on the DVP or drive past Pine Point Park, I start shouting the lyrics to those songs.

I was really close to choosing a PUP album to add to this list, I really glad someone else did!

3.5