The Daily Spin, July 22
Origami Angel | Somewhere City
Welcome back to the Daily Spin, the series in which I review 365 albums during 2023.
Each album will be given a rating on a scale from 0 to 10. You can look at the entire set here. Additionally, you can check out a list of my favorite song from each album right here.
Album: Somewhere City (2019)
Artist: Origami Angel
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This album goes super hard.
I don’t have a lot to say about it, honestly - the guitars do everything and more to power through these tracks with all the energy that pop punk demands, keeping enticing rhythms and complex patterns with the same skill that’s used for those simpler riffs.
Unfortunately, every song feels like it’s lacking a little something. I don’t know if it’s a personal preference regarding the vocals, which has always been a gripe of mine with punk-adjacent music, or if it’s something with the entire song being set to volume: ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM that makes it a little heavy on the noggin.
Either way, it’s not nearly enough for me to be disappointed in any way with this from - from open to close (a beautiful moment of circularity, if you pay attention), Origami Angel portray a city that could be everywhere just as easily as it could be nowhere, and I can’t help but love that.
Rating: 8.4/10
Best Tracks: The Air Up Here; Find Your Throne; Say Less
Worst Tracks: 666 Flags