San Franciscan wunderkind follows the kind of prolific tendencies of his 2010s neo-garage punk crew (, ) by churning out droves of insanely catchy tunes and albums of reverb-drowned bubblegum melodies and updated psychedelia. In a post- world, the bar has been set high for both quality and volume of output in garage rock circles. Has met these high marks, with increasing clarity and personality with each subsequent release, taking a turn away from hi-octane punk blitz with 2011's relatively subdued album. On, continues this trend toward more nuanced songwriting, this time in collaboration with member under his solo guise as. 's warped take on '60s popsike and 's post-punk songwriter reflectiveness make for a form-fitting combination on 's eight hooky nuggets of harmony-heavy, acid-washed pop. Much like some tracks on, the influence of in his most tripped-out moments is strong on almost every song. 'Tongues' is a more disassociated re-imagining of 'We Love You' with added fuzz-damaged out-of-control guitar soloing.style production is a mainstay of as well, with extreme stereo panning and lots of sounds moving from channel to channel.
On standout tracks like '(I Can't) Get Around You' and 'Scissor People,' the duo finds a balance between ballad and -style freakout. Tracks like these speed by lightning fast, but somehow highlight the artist's effortless knack for writing hooks, and hiding them in the corners of darkly psychedelic jams.
The organ-heavy 'I Am Not a Game' is perhaps the best example of this. Just when and start to seem a little bit too much like they're getting ready to hit a costume party dressed up as and, a blast of meta-modernized garage pop like the 'Easy Ryder' brings back down to earth from the realm of homage. The songs (perhaps by design) fly by quickly and sound great on repeat.
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Represents the best possible outcome of the collaborative record. It's an album neither artist would have made on his own, and each takes the other's presence as license to take risks. Stretches out into freaked-out zones unknown to either of them before.
Back in October, Ty Segall and White Fence visited Seattle-based independent radio station KEXP to perform a live session. The pair and their band played songs from the 2018 album Joy and 2011’s.