Hoodratscumbags
Reviews
DJ Dissociation
Reviewed 2018-09-28
Reviewed 2018-09-28
hoodratscumbags (Beach Goons)
Reviewed by: DJ Dissociation, 9.26.18
The newest album from San Diego garage-punk group Beach Goons, hoodratscumbags is reminiscent of the distorted, in-your-face vocals of The Strokes, as well as the melancholy guitar lines of the Arctic Monkeys. High energy and grungy, most tracks on this album don’t stretch past 3 minutes; each one is a punch of emotion delivered by Mexican-American lead vocalist Pablo Cervantes. RIYL: The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys.
Rec: 1,5,6,8. FCCs: none
1.* (4:03) Starts as an energetic indie rock bop, shifts downtempo exactly halfway through the track. Fuzzy vocals. 2. (2:01) Mid-tempo, mild guitar solo closes out the track. 3. (2:33) More vocally focused with some groovy synths partway through. 4. (2:40) Panned vocals add a bit of interest, lyrics in Spanish with greater clarity than other tracks. 5.* (3:31) An uptempo jam with electric strumming driving the energy; wouldn’t feel out of place on a Strokes album. Presumably Hsrb stands for hoodratscumbags. Instrumental outro. 6.* (3:26) Lovely guitar-driven instrumental, with muted conversation in the sub-bass. 7. (1:44) Grungy lament about how all the vocalist’s friends are dead. 8.* (1:57) Uptempo, pushy rock jam ending in a lofi segment with abrupt cutoff. 9. (2:15) Slow, plodding instrumental with muted guitar driving. 10. (2:15) Surprising shift at 1:30 from hyper rock to trudging grunge.
Reviewed by: DJ Dissociation, 9.26.18
The newest album from San Diego garage-punk group Beach Goons, hoodratscumbags is reminiscent of the distorted, in-your-face vocals of The Strokes, as well as the melancholy guitar lines of the Arctic Monkeys. High energy and grungy, most tracks on this album don’t stretch past 3 minutes; each one is a punch of emotion delivered by Mexican-American lead vocalist Pablo Cervantes. RIYL: The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys.
Rec: 1,5,6,8. FCCs: none
1.* (4:03) Starts as an energetic indie rock bop, shifts downtempo exactly halfway through the track. Fuzzy vocals. 2. (2:01) Mid-tempo, mild guitar solo closes out the track. 3. (2:33) More vocally focused with some groovy synths partway through. 4. (2:40) Panned vocals add a bit of interest, lyrics in Spanish with greater clarity than other tracks. 5.* (3:31) An uptempo jam with electric strumming driving the energy; wouldn’t feel out of place on a Strokes album. Presumably Hsrb stands for hoodratscumbags. Instrumental outro. 6.* (3:26) Lovely guitar-driven instrumental, with muted conversation in the sub-bass. 7. (1:44) Grungy lament about how all the vocalist’s friends are dead. 8.* (1:57) Uptempo, pushy rock jam ending in a lofi segment with abrupt cutoff. 9. (2:15) Slow, plodding instrumental with muted guitar driving. 10. (2:15) Surprising shift at 1:30 from hyper rock to trudging grunge.
Recent airplay
A.M.
Early Riser — Feb 08, 2023
Hrsb
The Library — Nov 28, 2018
Hrsb
Totally A — Nov 09, 2018
Hrsb
The Library — Nov 07, 2018
Hrsb
The KZSU Album Airplay Chart Show — Nov 04, 2018
A.M.
Tell Me I'm Pretty — Nov 02, 2018
Charting
2018-09-30 — 2018-12-02
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 2 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | 5 |
| Oct 21 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | A.M. | ||
| 2. | Hunny Bunnies | ||
| 3. | Vatos Tristes | ||
| 4. | Chunti | ||
| 5. | Hrsb | ||
| 6. | Artificial Flowers | ||
| 7. | The End | ||
| 8. | Miedo | ||
| 9. | Chillon | ||
| 10. | El Sol |