This week I listened to The Presidents of The United States of America by The Presidents of The United States of America. What a fun album! These guys aren't afraid to be a little goofy and silly sometimes and it's awesome. They have a similar vibe to like They Might Be Giants, where they are singing about everything and anything, and sometimes it is funny but they sing it with such sincerity that it's hard to really find it funny or strange. The instrumentation on this album is also pretty unique. They play 3 and 2 stringed instruments, the Guitbass and the Bassitar respectively, and these restrictions lend themselves to composing in an interesting way. So combined with these strange lyrics they have somewhat strange instrumentals behind them. They aren't anything too crazy, it's still a rock album after all, but they are unique enough to where I can recognize the sound as their sound. While amazing as this album is, I have one issue with it. This is a rare time I think they need to have put the songs in a different order. They end on "Naked and Famous" which while a good song, doesn't quite have the energy of an album closer. I think ending on "We Are Not Going to Make It" or "Kick Out the Jams" makes much more sense energy-wise, especially since those are kinda like statement songs about the band themselves. "Candy" also sits in a strange spot as the penultimate track, I think having "Back Porch" take it's place and putting "Candy" more in the middle would feel better to me. It's things like this that knock the album down a a peg or two, but it is minor enough that I don't let it impact my rating too much. 8.5/10
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