The Daily Spin, February 19
defsharp | infrequent flyers program
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Album: infrequent flyers program (2022)
Artist: defsharp
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Another quick listen again today, this sits somewhere between pop punk and electro rock, the sort of music that medleys a lot of things I like well enough, and though I wouldn’t say the production is greater than the sum of its constituent parts, it’s also executed well enough to retain good elements from each genre and convert them into coherent listening experiences.
The album flies into its stride at the midpoint, with ‘common courtesy’ taking an edgier open straight into wailing guitars and a wall of sound that goes harder than most anything else on the record. Where I’ve previously criticized for that sort of ceaseless noise, I think that defsharp dodges those criticisms - it’s a lot of noise at once, but there’s shape to it rather than a formless slamming. Instead, it feels like a whirlwind, hitting you with a lot at once but all of distinct in shape and sense.
Defsharp’s ability to navigate those moments is their greatest strength, and though there aren’t songs without slips - sometimes the jerk between calm and storm is a little tightly wound, but when allowed to take off, each song flies.
Rating: 7.8/10
Best Tracks: to get older; common courtesy
Worst Tracks: flower bed