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Favorite Tracks: I Hate The Gooey Disk, The Soundtrack To Missing A Slam Dunk, How Do You Know It’s Not Armadillo Shells?
Hot Mulligan have released their latest record, titled “Pilot.” This is a band I’ve heard so much about for so long but for some reason, could never really get into up until recently. Once I heard this album, that’s when things really clicked and when I became a huge fan of this band’s music. “Deluxe Capacitor” immediately feels like an album opener. The instrumentation on here is pretty good, I loved the vocals on here, and overall, it starts out the album off pretty strong. “All You Wanted By Michelle Branch” is the lead single off of this record and it’s a great choice for that. The guitar parts are impressive, the melodies are very memorable, and it includes one of my personal favorite lyrics on the album: “I was the one to break your fall, but now I'm gone.” One track that surprised me was “I Hate The Gooey Disk.” The intro is already catchy, but the chorus on here is one of the best on the record, with the fantastic drumming and incredible vocal performance. Speaking of which, the shouted vocals on here are amazing and add more emotion to the track. Up next is another single, “The Soundtrack To Missing A Slam Dunk.” The song is catchy on every possible level, from the impressive lead guitar parts to the vocal melodies. It has more interesting, yet relatable, lyrics, such as “Come one, come all, see the kid who can't breathe; attempt to explain why his voice has been failing.” If you thought the lyrics on that track were emotional, just wait until you hear the following track, “Pluto Was Never Really A Planet Either Even.” There are plenty of incredible lyrics on here that I absolutely love, such as ”But this isn't me, it's my final critique of my bones, of my skin, of the hate killing me,” “I’ve grown to fear the isolation I chose to take a part of,” and ”I'd lose everything, to make up for the person I've been.” The softer instrumentation allows the vocals to truly shine, showing the emotion in those well-written lyrics. “Wes Dault Can’t Find The Madison Falcon” has an interesting intro, from the catchy riff to the energetic drums driving it. The instrumentation on the entire song is honestly a highlight of the track - that and the line ”That's just a paper heart, we tend to grow apart.” "*Whispers* Thank You" was a track that really surprised me. The vocals on here are honestly pretty aggressive, and I feel like that fit the song well. The guitars and drums drive the energy in "Good Ol' Mr. Rags. There are some fantastic melodies throughout this entire track, especially during the catchy chorus. "Scream Mountain" has some really catchy and well-written guitar parts, as well as some emotional vocals, but if you thought that track was full of emotion, just wait until you hear "How Do You Know It's Not Armadillo Shells?" The song is full of honest lyrics like "I just need some time to know what's wrong in my head" and "I'm always disappointed in the things I write; even when I speak, it seems the words will never come out right," and a fantastic vocal performance to accompany it. It's a really catchy track from beginning to end, especially the hook in the intro. The final track on here is "There Was A Semi Fight On I-69, and it might just be the most hard hitting track on "Pilot." The instrumentation is insane, especially the extremely impressive guitar parts, and this track has some of the most aggressive vocals on the entire record. Overall, I really liked this record. It's one that really surprised and impressed me in so many ways.
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