The Daily Spin II

Galantis | Pharmacy

Welcome back to the Daily Spin. For the uninitiated, this is the series in which I review an album every day of 2025.

As was the case two years ago, my favorite song from each album can be found at the playlist linked here.

Album: Pharmacy (2015)

Artist: Galantis

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A good test of longevity is coming back to an album after years of not so much as thinking about it, then reviewing it for your daily album series a decade after the fact. It definitely doesn’t leave you feeling horribly old.

Anyways, let’s talk about an album I pretty much stopped listening to after my sophomore year of college. Come on down, Galantis.

Okay - the production is pretty average, the hooks leave a fair bit to be desired, and yet I find myself hooked thoroughly every time.

There’s something about the poppy, jubilant, overwrought sound here - most notably on the vocals, but everywhere if I’m being honest. It’s cloying, saccharine, and objectively not all that great - and yet, I find myself occasionally coming back despite everything.

When it’s good, this is tremendously danceable music - the kind of sound the band clearly should have stuck with as opposed to desperately trying to find The Next Big Sound. Instead, you get a group so convinced that lightning will strike twice that they’re sacrificing their best work to make that happen. A shame.

Rating: 8/10

Best Tracks: Call If You Need Me

Worst Tracks: Peanut Butter Jelly