He took one of the most iconic voices in rock and auto tuned it for a whole album then picked fights with fans and critics who weren’t into it. Julian Casablancas is a chode, what a disappointment
Yeah… I used to be into the strokes. Ive not listened to them a long time, I clicked the link. I heard it a first and thought oh, it seems fine? Then the pre-chorus started, and, yeah, it sounds like hes under water. Highly distracting.
I was pretty hyped for the album after The Hives showed that 2000s rock bands could still do it with The Hives Forever Forever The Hives…
But not only is this a complete departure from their earlier work, it doesn’t even sound well-done. Autotune can be used artistically (Justin Vernon, etc) but every song sounds like default Antares settings.
Really weird choice from an artist (Julian specifically) I had a lot of respect for!
I zoned out a bit when listening to the album so it might not be EVERY track but it’s most of them. Massive disappointment all around from both the album and his behavior. Seeing his name on a track used to mean I’d probably like it!
He took one of the most iconic voices in rock and auto tuned it for a whole album then picked fights with fans and critics who weren’t into it. Julian Casablancas is a chode, what a disappointment
Yeah… I used to be into the strokes. Ive not listened to them a long time, I clicked the link. I heard it a first and thought oh, it seems fine? Then the pre-chorus started, and, yeah, it sounds like hes under water. Highly distracting.
I was pretty hyped for the album after The Hives showed that 2000s rock bands could still do it with The Hives Forever Forever The Hives…
But not only is this a complete departure from their earlier work, it doesn’t even sound well-done. Autotune can be used artistically (Justin Vernon, etc) but every song sounds like default Antares settings.
Really weird choice from an artist (Julian specifically) I had a lot of respect for!
Didn’t even realoze they had a new album. Did he really do that for the whole album? That was really distracting.
I zoned out a bit when listening to the album so it might not be EVERY track but it’s most of them. Massive disappointment all around from both the album and his behavior. Seeing his name on a track used to mean I’d probably like it!