MisterWives - Nosebleeds (2023)

Reason for Listening:
I saw this as a new release on Spotify.


Released 20230714.
14 songs. 42:45. Nosebleeds (2023)
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Notes:
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First listen.
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Second listen.
"Out of Your Mind" sounds better on second listen but I'm gonna leave it at 0
Moved "Sideways" from a "1" to a "2"
Huh. This song, "End of My Rope", has a familiar sound to it.
The lyrics "I'm not playing what you're trying to sell" has familiar sounding notes. I kept repeating to myself and searching for lyrics similar to first "I'm not trying I'm not trying"; followed by "and I'm trying and I'm trying to let you know"; and later "cause I'm tryin' cause i'm tryin' cause I'm tryin' to let you know." I would generally sing it in a falsetto. At one point I thought it might have been a Gorillaz song. After some thinking (approximately 10 solid minutes), I somehow realize that it's probably a song by Jack White. I initially think about "Steady, As She Goes" but I first navigate to The White Stripes page (on Spotify) and realize it's probably "Seven Nation Army". Sure enough, what I was singing in my head is likely the line "And I'm bleedin', and I'm bleedin', and I'm bleedin' | Right before the Lord."

2: "Nosebleeds"; "Sideways"; "Trip Around the Sun"; "End of My Rope";
1: "Dagger"; "All the Same"; "Other Side";
0: "Out of Your Mind"; "Trigger Pull"; "Too Late"; "Silver Lining"; "Flower Moon"; "Broken Glass"; "Ultraviolet";

Summary:
While the album caught my interest enough to listen to it twice, I didn't feel like I would enjoy it more than the band's previous album, SUPERBLOOM.

Out of the albums three singles released thus far, I only like "Nosebleeds". However, attempting to compare the four songs which I rated a "2", it was generally tough to pick which song I liked most. Ultimately I decided to choose "Sideways" which has a very upbeat feel to it. For whatever reason, I'm reminded of "Rollercoaster" by Bleachers.

Overall Rating: 4.0/5
Favorite Song: "Sideways"

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