So, a friend told me about this band and I had never really paid any attention to what they were saying. So, about a week after she had already told me about them, she asked again and I replied with, "You mean the nintendocore band? No, I don't wanna hear 'em." I highly regret saying that. I feel really stupid now.
So the album starts off with the title track/intro "Hey Everyone!" which begins with a powerchord amplified tenfold; I'm already impressed. Afterwards, technically hypermelodic riffs bust in with over-caffeinated drumming playing in the midst. You suddenly wonder to yourself, "Are they really playing as a band?" That question is answered later in the second track "Watch This!" which seems like a continuing title from "Hey Everyone!" if you think about it. Anyways, "Watch This!" starts and it kicks more ass than GI Joe with a python in a sleeper hold. Duo drums come in and powerchords still ensue with people chanting something along the lines of "DAN-AN-AN-AN-AY-KROYD!" in the background. Then it gets all song-oriented and what-not, thus kicking off a great start to the album.
The album really starts, however, once "The Greater Than Symbol & The Hash" presents itself with a catchy We Versus The Shark!-esque drum introduction and their brand of mathy pop is shown again with rebellious lyrics, "Ignite the documents and get warm from the/ink of the burning alphabet!" The next track, "Black Wax" isolates itself from the rest of the songs by being the "Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck" of the album; and yes, it does have a music video that is none-other than a performance video. It's lyrics have a style that only dancey indie-rock groups have, "Take everything she's got/wrap it up in plastic, wrap it up in plastic." Maybe it's just me, but that's how I see it.
"Pink Sabbath" is another favorite of mine, particularly due to the rhythm of the main riff in the song. "Infinity Milk", is the song that made Demi Lovato state that it was her "new favorite song" on her twitter just makes you wanna listen to it, huh? It gives the song a bad reputation but it also shows how accessible Dananananaykroyd really is. A couple tracks later, "1993" appears, and it definitely makes you notice the song even if you're doing work and trying not to pay attention to the album. You can't help but head-bang is all I gotta say. The last two tracks just kind of sum it up by giving you the same Fight-Pop cliche given since the beginning of the album. Overall, great record, highly recommend it.
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