I don't have any hard numbers, but I might have reviewed more albums by Ty Segall than any other artist on this blog. Love his stuff, and dude is prolific.
Reverse Shark Attack is another awesome entry, leveraging a sloppy, brilliant album structure. First, a suite of 2-minute little bangers, all a touch more overblown than usual, give the entire first side a frantic, immediate energy. Those lead into the punishing highlight, Take Up Thy Stethescope and Walk, which leads into the epic title track that closes the album. It's a wooly three-act'r that quavers Wavvesily, descends into melted madness, and then froths itself into a jaunty baja surf waveup that can't help but get the heads slamming. Combined, it's a masterful piece of pacing: that climax demands a good, slow setup, and the jittery restlessness of those first 6 tracks makes said setup feel like a relief rather than an act of patience.
It's not just that Segall can write a riff, and its not just that he's nails the blasted production that's become his trademark; if that's all you have all you get is another scuzz punk revivalist. It's his showmanship, his humor, and his suite of remarkable unknowable touches that puts him over the top, and marks him as one of the most important forces in modern rock and roll 4.5/5
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