Bleached - Welcome the Worms (2016) [FLAC]
Genre: Rock
Styles: Indie, Alternative
Source: CD (log + cue)
Codec: FLAC
Bit rate: ~ 1,000 kbps
Bit depth: 16
Sample rate: 44.1 kHz
01 Keep On Keepin' On
02 Trying to Lose Myself Again
03 Sleepwalking
04 Wednesday Night Melody
05 Wasted on You
06 Chemical Air
07 Sour Candy
08 Desolate Town
09 I'm All Over the Place (Mystic Mama)
10 Hollywood, We Did it All Wrong
Over the years, the way Jessie and Jessica Clavin have expressed their Cali punk essence has evolved from their garagey days in Mika Miko to the increasingly pop sound of Bleached. They'd already taken steps toward a bigger, more polished approach with Ride Your Heart, and with Welcome the Worms chugging L.A. punk-pop, the transformation is complete. With the help of producer Joe Chiccarelli, the Clavins clean up their sound as their songwriting delves into life's messier side: The duo found inspiration in Jessie's eviction and the end of Jennifer's relationship. At first, the results are slick, hard-edged and almost unrecognizable; the driving "Keep On Keepin' On" and "Sleepwalking" feel more like the Donnas than the normally happy-go-lucky Clavins, who have the skills to sound tough but aren't as distinctive when they do. Fortunately, they doesn't forsake all of their raffish joie de vivre on Welcome the Worms. Even if the hedonism on songs like "Trying to Lose Myself Again" is self-destructive in the long run, having some fun when things are falling apart is an act of punk defiance