The Voidz's Like All Before You is NOT GOOD

[@tepsicouch]

You would have rated this a 7 if it was good

[@No1TypeC]

his bias is showing

[@ZarovBeifong]

that's why I like reasoning

[@vexeroooo]

yeah

[@vexeroooo]

@@No1TypeCfr🙄

[@9FacedDeathEatingDeity]

Wait 7 is not good?

[@wrecc]

The "Julian, please" in the description is killing me.

[@lucs028]

Its the "MIDFI MASTURBATION SESH" for me

[@Quorthayn]

Me too lmao

[@Vanillabean520]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to read the description and got a good laugh 😂

[@akwilson1676]

But Julian, Fantano's a Little Bit Older Than You

[@NyolateAMV]

Is that a reference about Julian Lennon?

[@theonlyandegg]

youre just scared of the voidz experimenting with awful music. relax, its iphone

[@fymbra360]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@n3Me5i2v2]

a real one right there

[@duckflavouredsoup4554]

epic reference

[@s3n039]

Lmao

[@MrFirefox]

you unironically got filtered you listen once and then go eww like a kid eating vegetables for the first time

[@taylo2079]

I liked Comedown Machine…

[@boxermccoy]

Chances

[@Nel_Annette]

Me too.

[@julianreviews8102]

@@boxermccoychances is a good song

[@melissatee162]

same i love it lol

[@shubhankarsahai1887]

many strokes fan love the comedown machine

[@kratsit]

LEAVE COMEDOWN MACHINE ALONE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@gringor1147]

Top 3 strokes album

[@James-hk1rj]

I swear he hasn't listened to it since 2013

[@kakuzugoated873]

Idk how he thinks comedown is worse than first impressions, there's so many sleepers on first impressions

[@lucs028]

Yeah, ot was so uncalled for to hate it again 😭😭😭

[@kakuzugoated873]

@@ggeorgiejames "demo quality" yea demo quality in terms of production depth, one singular aspect of production, which is further a singular aspect of music in general. Why does everyone judge songs based on their parts when the whole point is the whole.

[@davidblommaart1464]

Too bad Anthony, I already decided I like the album

[@iad.s.8256]

Me tooo

[@Cam-rm1wn]

fr?

[@davidblommaart1464]

@@Cam-rm1wn been a couple weeks. I do like the majority of songs but it's in essence a very unfinished album. The criticism is valid but I think a "Not Good" is way too harsh, but that's coming from a die hard Voidz fan

[@jelmarcios.b2445]

Frfrfr

[@tylertache2470]

Gotta listen to it a lot but some songs just start to slap!

[@Jacob-Jack]

The Voidz making Human Sadness their start is a double-edged sword this song is AMAZING, but setting the bar of experimentation so high makes everything else feel plain if you're looking for crazy stuff

[@godzdead]

it wasn't a problem when virtue came out, virtue was good

[@Jacob-Jack]

@@godzdead yeah, I do have personal bias against Virtue due to being too used to how crazy Tyranny was and generally gravitating towards more unique ideas, but it wasn't bad and I understand why people would like it

[@AntiSubversionSociety]

Here let me help you; imagine a different band made this album.

[@godzdead]

@@AntiSubversionSociety "BUT IF KENDRICK DID IT..."

[@makmak3081]

Well i even tried approaching the album trying to appreciate it for what it is, but it's just not very good lol. There are tons of albums out there that fulfill its purpose and a lot better.

[@classicbambi]

anthony is receiving a dm tonight

[@Liz-dv8ey]

sent from relax, it’s iphone

[@bazzmusic4952]

The Voidz posted a pic of Julian with a gun LOL

[@TheTheTheTheTheThe]

howdy. ig showed me pictures of you even tho i try to focus on art and human-like animals and people fighting... so i thought i'd say a respectful "hello psychic pal." (maybe) -the end. 🫡 returning to self-imposed solitude 🌷🦩

[@Augustus_IX]

from his psychic pal

[@sleep6837]

I cant even make jokes about this. I'm so fucking dissapointed

[@Simon70517]

about the album or the review?

[@eoin7664]

​@@Simon70517 gas prices

[@farewellblues]

​@@Simon70517 probably the album, because it's so bad. It sounds like a glorified collection of demos, Julian's singing is god awful and the songs that have good ideas are completely ruined by lack of structure and/or awful production.

[@maudlinfaust]

@@farewellblues damn is it that bad? I love the first album, second has high highs and low lows so a real mixed bag. I’m disappointed too, but not too surprised tbh. Casablancas seems to have been slowly losing his marbles over the last 10 years

[@derfgerps4016]

You’re totally right though both the first two Voidz records were amazing. I never imagined Julian making actual experimental rock until Tyranny and Virtue.

[@Strawberryshortsteak]

Square wave, 7 horses, and the prophecy of the dragon are bops. Go stand in the corner and think about your mistakes.

[@Turbos-b3z]

The vocals are so mid

[@Strawberryshortsteak]

That’s not very Hare Krishna of you

[@stealsomething.3853]

I would add Perseverance

[@omaribrahim7825]

Square wave is too good

[@carolynr570]

Yeahh it was really a drop in quality after the last two voidz albums (amazing) and the latest strokes (also amazing)

[@Ccherrumbi]

my latest strokes have been amazing too

[@JackieLombardi]

@@Ccherrumbi LMFAOOOO

[@joshpenn1]

the new abnormal is such a good album idk how this album can be this bad

[@asger7442]

@@CcherrumbiBROO

[@thefakejeremymarks1717]

I’d say this is honestly isn’t as bad as a drop as people think. I feel like people will change their ideas about this album as time goes on, and people don’t really like and get it yet

[@drhall343]

When you stare into the NOT GOOD, the NOT GOOD stares back.

[@dancerarinz556]

This getting NOT GOOD over Katy Perry is wild (not really, but still)

[@Wizzy678]

Shows fantanos bias he rated not good because this snowflake doesnt like AI art but somehow sampling and drum machines in rap is fine.

[@KeDe1606]

Just a reminder that a NOT GOOD isn’t necessarily worse than a low numbered score. A NOT GOOD can be anything from a legitimate 0 to a disappointing 4. Fantano giving something a NOT GOOD basically just means that he isn’t taking said thing seriously, for a myriad of reasons. Hence why it shouldn’t be seen as the end all, be all, and why people should rather listen to what Fantano actually has to say instead of deriving their judgement from a single phrase or number Edit: Btw, I‘m not trying to criticize OP here. I‘m just saying this in general. As a reminder for anyone else who might stumble on this comment, not to make any rash assumptions based on something as simple as a number… I mean, evidently, it didn’t work, but oh well

[@lx5786]

He has a female bonus that adds 2 points and unfortunately the voids doesnt have any female members

[@dancerarinz556]

@@KeDe1606 Exactly. Fantano has also said that he gives NOT GOODs to albums that had no chance of being good from the start, or albums he never expected to be good in the first place. From the first snippet of “WOMAN’S WORLD”, it was pretty clear that Katy Perry’s album was doomed to be awful, and the subsequent singles proved that even more. Versus with this album from a band that Fantano actually likes, and had high expectations for. Given Fantano’s explanation of what a 0 vs a “NOT GOOD” is, it seems like Katy should have gotten the rating and the Voidz should have gotten the actual score. Just an observation.

[@KeDe1606]

@@dancerarinz556 yeah, I understand what you mean. But in the end, wether or not an album gets a number or a NOT GOOD, or even what number it gets, doesn’t really matter in the end. It’s little more than an aesthetic, so to say

[@JasperPino]

Julian HAS to be on Nitrous bro 😭

[@Thimasehren]

Lmaooo

[@Hips.oo8]

First kanye, now Julian?

[@thefakejeremymarks1717]

are you new to the voidz ⁉️😭

[@_owl_]

​@@thefakejeremymarks1717 Dude, what are you talking about?

[@Hips.oo8]

@@_owl_ I think he thinks that guys talking about the auto tune and high pitched voice idk that’s helium tho

[@alexracy9165]

7 horses is the best song I’ve heard all year

[@Cookinberry]

Thank you!

[@mialiuwork]

not really tho, the song is good, the mixing is shit, ima huge strokes/voidz fan, it is not even a bit worse this time, it is 10x...

[@Cookinberry]

@@mialiuwork I really don't care. I still love the song. I can point out a few things in the mix I would have done differently, but nothing appalling. I'm curious, what specifically is wrong with the mix?

[@sergwin]

Their performance of 7 horses in Fallon has a better mix with all the sounds really crisp. The record could've had a similar treatment but I'm not complaining it's their choice to make it sound as fluid as it is.

[@grizzlixx]

@@mialiuwork "the mixing is bad" is what you say when you disagree with a fantano take but want to pretend like you agree anyway

[@sklerlvl]

I can't be the first person to say his mustache looks like the pizza hut logo or am I crazy

[@aluminumslug]

Whatever quirky feature Melon has it was already mentioned

[@cryptiddy]

You are not

[@LifeIsWeird43]

Both can be true

[@syrup-]

My brother said this, and I can't unsee it now.

[@liammcnicholas918]

Fantano outpizzas the hut

[@MALASA_]

You just dont understand. If you think a Voidz track is bad you just have to relisten to it until its good

[@maghes]

Stupid argument considering he gave tyranny a 7 and virtue an 8 and he clearly enjoyed them

[@ethanpeterson8106]

This might be the most real thing I've ever heard. Not a single voidz song where this isn't the case lol

[@nut311aman]

Sometimes there are limits to how many relitsens you have to go through before you finally accept you just don't like the track. This "you just don't get it" mentality is immature

[@RoscoeBleach]

why is this true

[@A.theGreat]

Immature Lol yeah, i am sorry my listening style is just not up to your standards man

[@nikguimont8546]

This album sounds like a collection of all the skippable tracks from their past albums

[@LockDown-kn6qn]

Square wave, flexorcist and Bastards are not at all skippable.

[@stupidacontent4794]

@@LockDown-kn6qn prophecy, 7 horses, spectral, perseverance, all the same and even the overture and the walk off ARE NOT SKIPPABLE

[@FelixHureau]

@@stupidacontent4794 Haters are skippable though, you can just laugh at them while they suffer listening to something you love

[@HaloArtisan]

No skips on Tyranny. I'd say none on Virtue either but I'd give you 1 or 2.

[@Candela115]

Virtue has no skippable tracks

[@alandoce9186]

Cant believe this video has been up for a whole 44 seconds, someone needs to stop this maniac

[@vimoonhead3735]

he's right tho

[@caretakerrr123]

@@vimoonhead3735he’s obviously right about everything lol

[@grumblejvr9739]

You just don't get it, dawg. This shit is solid gold.

[@Turbos-b3z]

Solid gold poop.

[@stealsomething.3853]

Finally someone get it

[@widmarklarosa6102]

The Voidz songs and albums follows the next: First time: This doesn’t sound good Second time: this got better Third time: its beautiful...

[@Dabel111]

Couldn’t be more true

[@bigluc2491]

idk, virtue hit the ground running on the first listen for me, the first album was a bit less accessible but human sadness alone was so great it invited me to come back and eventually it clicked. this album doesn't have anything of the sort, it's b-sides of the last album at its best

[@turboshazed7370]

It's boring to me.

[@AntiSubversionSociety]

6th time after no sleep: Masterpiece

[@coryr94]

The first two were instant classics imo

[@isingatlantic]

Square Wave is an excellent song - sounds like early New Order - love it. Spectral Analysis is possibly the most beautiful and terrifying thing Julian has ever written. Prophecy of the Dragon is fresh AF and I'm glad it landed on the album. All The Same could have totally been lifted from Virtue and the melody is so infectious. Third album worse, not curse. Very much love it.

[@stupidacontent4794]

u said everything :)

[@maudelhoyo4019]

Flexorcist beginning also reminds me of New Order

[@bigtks3005]

Ah yes Mid-Fi Masturbation Sesh, my favorite genre

[@oscarsulaka4867]

LMOAOO

[@MrFirefox]

this aint it chief

[@notveryniceatall]

Wow you can read the description, good for you. And jokes are always funnier when you repeat them.

[@RavenStudiosRS]

No way. I was expecting a bad score but a NOT GOOD!?!?! yikes

[@davidblommaart1464]

I didn't think it was this awful, I think he's mainly upset about the AI art and just needs to rant

[@Mathren1]

@@davidblommaart1464 he barely even mentioned the AI art. The tracks are just ass, man.

[@caidenf.3229]

@@davidblommaart1464sounds like cope dawg

[@t.c.bramblett617]

yeah that seemed kinda harsh. It is mid but I would give it a strong 6 at least

[@olivialulle7336]

​@@davidblommaart1464 i've loved the strokes and julian since 2013 and this is straight trash i fear

[@devoajoy1177]

Flexorcist Goated u are tweaking

[@queefburglar6996]

That song is the only one I liked, and even that one’s a bit long winded.

[@shelby8364]

he's always tweaking smh

[@Bastet32]

Flexorcist is real bad, from the musical standpoint anyone with the least amount of talent could write it in 10 mins shitting on the toilet

[@vivilover9409]

yeah and he didn't even say anything about it

[@coryr94]

One month later this album is in heavy rotation 8.5/10 give it some time

[@morningowl43]

The fact that Julian Casablancas and Doug Walker can have the same NOT GOOD score means that we’re definitely in an odd timeline…

[@squidwardt0rtellini]

I’ve always thought of the Voidz as Julian Casablancas’ midlife crisis 😂

[@catmasterjack3595]

if this was called To Pimp a Casablancas you would have given this a 10. In all seriousness, I actually liked this album - something about the vocoding and the instrumentals just clicked for me, and Flexorcist is one of their betters songs IMO.

[@Djlilwilly]

Yeah I don’t get why he’s being so harsh on it

[@sp4cedr4g0n]

different folks different strokes, alas The Best Teeth In The Game strokes differently

[@Djlilwilly]

@@sp4cedr4g0n I love how it strokes music is all about different stroking

[@samuelpandi2208]

Not familiar with the Voidz or the Strokes, but this is probably the best NOT GOOD i've ever listened too

[@Wilppu.]

Yeah I guess the reason behind NOT GOOD on this one was mostly because it was very dissappointing. Previous The Voidz albums are much more interesting and far better than this. Instead of NOT GOOD I'd say a strong 5 would be more accurate but I understand why Melon gave this a NOT GOOD

[@calleucano]

​@@Wilppu. Agree. But maybe a strong 4 xd

[@thefakejeremymarks1717]

@@Wilppu.I can see this standpoint, but I like that they are getting out of this little hump

[@OscarASevilla]

​@@Wilppu. I'd give it a 6. But yes, I agree in that Melon's rating for this album isn't based on the album alone, but is based on the album as a whole, with comparing it to the rest of the discography, potential, and works of the band. Similar things to the Katy perry album. On its own, it's ehh, not horrible horrible, but okay and whatever, if it were a random person making tracks in their bedroom. It's the fact that we know Katy perry can make hits and has made them, and judging her current work against her potential, connections, and previous work.

[@kana7715]

don't judge an album by its cover.. except this one lol

[@garanhollow4493]

No. The cover is pretty much better than the actual music

[@snowblind8572]

if you ignore the fact that it’s AI it’s a good cover lmao

[@itsfripe5]

For me as I figured out that it was AI generated, I instantly thought of it as a huge red flag... And unfortunately, it turned out to be right.

[@Jaenoe818]

i thought the cover was pretty cool up until i learned it wasnt done by an actual human

[@Xinjiekou_新街口_Station]

@@snowblind8572 The cover is actually fine and I hate AI with a passion, so an exception I suppose.....

[@Meerk0_0]

Damn i honestly really like this album, guess im one of the only ones :/

[@demarcomac6573]

this deaf mf give 5 to currents... forget about it, this review dont even count...

[@KristianTKenwood]

I'm with you comrade, I love it

[@user-fp8pv2jp9u]

Same

[@maudelhoyo4019]

I don't get the hate, sure it's nowhere near as good as the others, but some tracks are pretty good

[@alejogalloso6466]

I love it, melon is delusional on this

[@RonilBhatiaMusic]

This review will not age well

[@michaeltownsend5351]

It’s two weeks later and it already hasn’t

[@raventhecraven1306]

@@michaeltownsend5351how so?

[@JackieLombardi]

This is one of those albums where the NOT GOOD is actually 100% warranted. I mean Square Wave for example really pisses me off because there are some moments where the conceptual ideas are amazing but everything is just thrown together in such a horrendous way... **I** can make something this bad because i'm just one moron in my room, but a lot of ears went past this before release and everyone thought it was okay???

[@stupidacontent4794]

Yes because it is amazing and made me cry at first listen and i'm not exagerating anything, this is the most beatiful song i've heard in a long time

[@WiloPolis03]

Square Wave is decent until Julian's obnoxious vocoded vocals smother it

[@squeakyknee]

I don't agree with him frequently, but I do so much in this one sadly. There are some good ideas sprinkled throughout, but they did absolutely nothing to actually refine them and he result sounds like unfinished and uninspired slop.

[@jorgeskuf]

@@stupidacontent4794 mid song tbh

[@jelmarcios.b2445]

@@stupidacontent4794i just smiled so much when i listened an indie tunes coming from voidz, they really aimed for an audience

[@tabom385]

as someone who didnt follow the roll out for this album, seeing "The Voidz" and "NOT GOOD" on the same title was a fucking jumpscare

[@sandwcch]

comedown machine was not their worst album bro

[@kentodd1732]

What's their worst to you? It's either that or Angles. But to be fair I like both of them regardless

[@OscarASevilla]

​@@kentodd1732 definitely Angles. Objectively and subjectively.

[@kentodd1732]

​@OscarASevilla can't argue with that. I love Under cover of Darkness though

[@OscarASevilla]

@@kentodd1732 oh definitely. That's one of my top Strokes songs. Don't get me wrong, I love Angles, and it's a great album. But compared to the rest, it definitely is the weakest. I'd argue it's also their most technical though.

[@carsonwhisler1245]

First impressions is easily the worst strokes album I’m sorry

[@stemsyndicate]

It's NOT GOOD... it's GREAT!

[@rasmusbech8795]

Alright, who's once again been fooled by the voidz and absolutely dig this new album after a few listens?

[@hiddenboxx78]

Yup

[@fastcarenjoyer8008]

The cycle!!

[@noparkingnoparking]

it's growing on me all the sudden, i was disappointed too. now i just think i'm entitled lmao

[@zacharytaylor3632]

7 Horses goes really hard though

[@Venture825]

Not only is the cover AI generated, the whole album sounds like it was too.

[@m.streicher8286]

Okay but calling things that aren't "AI generated" is not gonna help in the battle against real AI schlock

[@budgetcommander4849]

@@m.streicher8286Nothing builds up the reputation of AI art quite like "ai generated" becoming a synonym for uninspired, derivative works

[@Mr.JimPickens]

Is it actually Ai?

[@sp4cedr4g0n]

ew if true

[@Venture825]

@@Mr.JimPickens the art cover is. Pretty sure the main guy is a big AI defender

[@antoniosanichar943]

Damn it wasn’t that bad 💀

[@Lol-mi2bf]

Yes it was your standards are just low

[@trashorphan]

@@Lol-mi2bfor, and hear me out on this one, people have different tastes in music. strange concept, i know, but its true.

[@JamesOGant]

I love this album. In some ways better than Virtue. It’s somber but beautiful. The whinny people always set the tone for this kind of stuff. Sadly…

[@cosmicbrookie]

it really wasn’t but i only still listen to like 4 songs

[@bigd4wg510]

​@@Lol-mi2bfjust because somebody enjoyed something you didn't doesn't make their standards low lol

[@windy6587]

Julian la flame casablancas (straight up)

[@deud.]

what is that supposed to mean

[@beautifly795]

@@deud.straight up!

[@heelyBrah]

@@deud. ITS LIT

[@bigd4wg510]

​@@deud.Travis scott

[@andrewd.584]

The Voidz are my favorite band, and I felt the same way for the most part. I liked Flexrocist a lot but the rest is just kinda meh. I was expecting something really cool and weird and wild but it just kinda all fell flat. Really think they should’ve recorded Russian Cony Island for this one

[@GravytheKlawf]

I'm with you on Flexorcist, but I liked All The Same. I listen to both songs almost daily since they came out. I can see his point with the rest of the album, but I do find myself lazily humming Square Wave.

[@victorino1018]

idk man. i wanted all the same so badly on the album after the initial, interesting live version and then when i got it as a single i was so let down. i don't even know how it got so uninspired and bland. and i was holding out hope but i'm pretty sure that's when i realized the album was going to be mediocre.

[@jorgeskuf]

i feel exactly the same, flexorcist is the only song worth a damn, and even then its not as good as their past work. all the same shouldve been a easy home run because the live version is beautiful but it doesnt even come close. its not even that it sounds different because i love both Wink versions, it just kinda...ends and awkwardly goes from bridge to verse with no attempt of a transition.

[@CharlesGuthrie-n5z]

NAH I loved 7 horses and square wave. catchy and 'poppy'. crazy perspective melon

[@Vince96711]

This album sounds kind of unique... I'm kind of digging the sound they were going for on this one. Some songs are really growing on me.

[@datguyfoss3915]

"New Order on cough syrup". I had no interest in this album before but now I'm all in. edit: Just listened through the album and its fucking cool. I love it. I'll be sure to revisit this one. I probably wouldn't have noticed or cared if there wasn't some big "NOT GOOD" or review exaggerating how bad it is. Don't think I've found something I've really enjoyed through a bad review before. Funny how things work out.

[@WiloPolis03]

This album feels like it can't decide if it wants to be The Strokes or The Voidz, so it settles for a middle ground that does neither of the two justice

[@leonl1559]

i feel like the description fits more for virtue. this one does not really deliver on the catchy side nor on the experimental side.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@leonl1559 I disagree, that album has synth-punk, new wave, hypnagogic pop, a folk-y singer songwriter track, trip hop, a straight up metalcore track, and ones that are just undefinable like QYURRYUS. It's actually a ton of fun not knowing what each track will bring. This album is just low energy

[@jessefobare2549]

that's how all their music sounds lol

[@leonl1559]

@@WiloPolis03 completely agree with you, i still think virtue sounded more "strokes" Like in some Songs

[@WiloPolis03]

@@leonl1559 That's fair. But there it feels intentional - it's like they're baiting Strokes fans and then pulling the rug under them to reveal something a lot more bizarre and dark. Leave It In My Dreams particularly feels like it's manipulating your expectations that way. Here it's just boring lol

[@mayac4147]

Okay so I would definitely agree with a lot of this criticism but 7 horses goes hard i can't diss it

[@GoodVolition]

Wow. They literally gave us all the good tracks before the record and then decided to make them worse by surrounding them with the worst mixed jam band nonsense I've ever heard in my life.

[@GraveDigginDave]

brotha said this is worse than katy perry im cryn

[@iceyroo]

@@GraveDigginDave terrible take

[@charadefae]

@@iceyroo tbf i think it’s less of a “katy perry’s album, compared to this album, is better” and more of a “the expectations for perry were low and she managed to go lower, but for the voidz really?? fucking really??? this????”

[@apeheadboink]

we really gotta learn to stop comparing scores between totally unrelated albums going into 2025

[@c4gam1ng12]

It’s not worse than Katy’s album, but it’s definitely a big step down from Tyranny and Virtue

[@Prodbyjah464]

@@apeheadboinkexactly bro, finally someone with braincells. The amount of people that I had got pissed off that he rated doechii lower then sexy reds despite the fact they sound nothing alike and aren’t even comparable and the amount of times I pointed it out and they all just bitched it about it is insane.

[@adamleonard5052]

One day you'll understand this glorious album and feel a bit silly.

[@keylimezel123]

I think this one will grow on me. I admit I was underwhelmed at first. I started to sense an overarching theme of sadness at losing his family and comparing himself to his father. The more I listen, it sounds more intimate and vulnerable than disorganized

[@ibereulhoa871]

It seems like I'm the only one who loved the album. I lost count of how many times I fell asleep at night listening to it. I really like all the songs.

[@goztkytchn]

It's sad but I agree

[@joshuam4880]

The signals don’t seem right

[@Hips.oo8]

@@joshuam4880is that a lyric

[@quasimoto5656]

@@Hips.oo8a strokes lyric, trying your luck

[@adrianvazquez90210]

It lasts for just one night and then I'm sorry that I said,

[@Bastet32]

Indeed

[@AntiSubversionSociety]

If you think this record sounds discordant or is mixed poorly or whatever dork shit you're on, trust me, you just don't get it. If that's you, you can change that by not sleeping for 36 hours, then taking 3-5 reps of 20 minute naps on the floor of a library bookshelf aisle, and then sprinting to make it to work on time through the polluted downtown of some once great, now dystopian, city with this blaring in your ears. It will be the best music has ever sounded. Moreover, the first couple listens I gave this only yielded a tamely enjoyable, but not too memorable, account, but ever since that frantic but mediational listening experience, everything has clicked. Seriously it's crazy how much each song has INFECTED my mind with resonant frequencies. And every single note that may have confused you initially the blunt transitions, the drowned vocals, the heavy use of autotune & synths will eventually reveal unique sublimity The fact people are shitting on this disc with such glee and amusement after what must obviously was 2 or 3 listens only strengths my conviction in this being a gem. 91/100 and easily the greatest NOT GOOD of all time

[@marcopoloaintsht9646]

BINGO YES DUDE.

[@Harpoonland]

You cannot be real ....... I refuse to believe you exist

[@Harpoonland]

Are you schizophrenic

[@valentindi3079]

@@Harpoonland i'm just like him, so we're two, i don't exist too

[@noparkingnoparking]

it's crazy how the arabic scales are starting to really stand out to me now, i actually get why this music is disorienting to people because it's using the microtonal scales

[@katlovesjc]

You guys are speed running making this album underrated oms. Anyway square wave (and the rest of the album!) Forever ALSO GET OUTTTTTT WITH THE COMEDOWN MACHINE SLANDER

[@GoodnightGoro]

Ive been having square wave on repeat for the past weeeeek the album is so good definitely the weakest of the three but not because its bad but because the last two are masterpieces The slander must stop for comedown machine i feel like everyone needs to accept its growing onto us and its an amazing album

[@johnfullmer1474]

By far their worst work.

[@Wiggywoo1977]

The album cover was a warning sign.

[@nyijedi]

To each their own. I love the album.

[@stupidacontent4794]

same buddy, don't feel alone, not a single bad song on there, and 5 of the strongest they ever made

[@yannickvoeten1190]

@@stupidacontent4794💀💀💀

[@evanthiakrassa9197]

some songs are bangers

[@nyijedi]

@@evanthiakrassa9197 Hell yeah. Square Wave, Flexorcist, Prophecy - sure, two of these came out early, but you still have to give the album credit for having them

[@kristiantorres478]

@@stupidacontent4794 as someone who disagree, I have to ask. What makes it such a good album?

[@Isomorphist]

I cant listen to this Review. Flexorcist is one of the best Voidz Tracks ever made. All the Same is Pure melodic bliss. Square Wave is Classic Casablancas Catharsis. If I could make some criticisms, is that the track ordering is off and we've heard half of it already, so of course it sounds tired / played out already. Here is how I listen to the album. it sounds like a completely different record this way: 1) Overture 2) Square Wave 3) 7 Horses 4) All the Same 5) Flexorcist 6) Preserverance 7) Prophecy of the Dragon 8) WWTTOTBE 9) Spectral Analsysis 10) Walk Off

[@rafaelfreire3792]

Exactly my thoughts. Flexorcist is easily one of their best tracks

[@stupidacontent4794]

i will try this thank you

[@c4gam1ng12]

The three songs you listed are the best on the album, and the only great one is Flexorcist

[@pwen3220]

one thing I would change is the album rollout for sure. I wonder how different sentiments would be if they had only put out the album trailer (overture) and maybe square wave or 7 horses. My gut says people would have went crazy over prophecy o the dragon and flexocist and given this album a lot more love

[@Isomorphist]

@@pwen3220 abso-f'n-lutely. I am a voidz die hard fan I loved it regardless.

[@ivancio001]

Missed opportunity to say “This is not it”

[@memetrashcan9613]

Shit gave me a stroke while listening

[@stupidacontent4794]

this video is just fantano assuming this album is horrible to do a lazy review without any argument to shit on it cuz everything he says about the songs is the exact opposite that my ears heard

[@zacfacalt]

yeah this was actually unlistenable. my jaw dropped to the ground when julian started singing on square wave

[@ethan_garrell46807]

Unfortunately, I think it was so bad on square wave that it just ruins the rest. Sours the album before it really starts

[@vizthekid3470]

It’s obviously stylistic

[@stupidacontent4794]

it made me cry cuz this song is the most beautiful julian ever made after human sadness

[@bloodborneonpc7]

@@vizthekid3470that doesnt matter when the style is terrible, the vocals on Human Sadness are also very stylistic but they’re gorgeous

[@vizthekid3470]

@@bloodborneonpc7 okay man. i suppose tastes are taste. but to say none of these songs sound good is absolutely absurd to me. buy into a NOT GOOD much

[@olivialulle7336]

11 years later melon still has a one sided beef with comedown machine

[@Turntablesnotheads]

If they would have called this an EP it would have been received better but it was doomed from the moment they went with the album art

[@poribrutal]

casablancas himself call it a "compilation" album

[@RyanStronach]

It's the Voidz worst album for sure, but to put it in the not good category is pretty absurd. It sounds like your high expectations make you fail to see any beauty in the tracks, which there clearly is.

[@batman1002e]

The f is this dude talking about...everyone is entitled to their opinion built square wave is amazing and one of those songs you can listen to over and over, prophecy of the dragon is so sick and really feels like a the voidz to me, flexorcist is one of the best songs julian has ever written imo not to mention how awesome that double feature video of those two songs was last halloween, spectral analysis is great, all the same is an all time favorite although that live version in Venice is a lil better but hey atleast we got it on an album. The only thing I wish this album had would probably be russian coney island instead of when will the time of these bastards end but to say this album is not good is so insane to me. Julian is and endless source of creativity who has blessed these ears since 2001 and I hope he keeps going.

[@1stflower834]

you would've given this a 10 if you were AI generated

[@jaredpp4151]

5:45 never thought I’d see the day where fantano compares two of my favorite bands to each other to highlight how bad one them is would come but here we are.

[@marcoedu7123]

Ahh yes, Mr. Julian Case of Blankets

[@readysetmoses]

The autotune on the record is actually painful to listen to

[@Bastet32]

It is

[@muk0u]

saw this one coming 🙏🙏

[@mannylaramee4670]

Fr bro from MILES away 😭😭😭

[@imeatinggoldfish]

LMFAOO

[@lewisbaitup6352]

0:46 the machine will comedown and get you for this.

[@bootleg_24]

having a cover made by AI is an imminent indicator that they do not give a single fuck about this album

[@ADUMBMAN]

I was actually so disappointed with that album. I was expecting something much more fun

[@berg4mot]

do the jamie xx!

[@WickW-h3q]

I hate that woman

[@sNorENaDo777]

Music is subjective. I personally don't want the same band to sound the same. Kudos to Julian for ever-changing

[@quazarstars637]

The music matches the cover, you can't deny that

[@tonybelfast1389]

I think you have a hate boner because you’re upset about the AI art. There are some stinkers on the record, but a solid half of the songs are not bad at all. This album’s a 5, not worthy of a NOT GOOD.

[@channelname4238]

I think you're infatuated with this album because you don't listen to music that is more creative or more interesting. The album sucks, get over it.

[@ZacTheFirst]

@@channelname4238 The Voidz are the epitome of creative music. Music can also be creative and still suck. You came here as a Fantano fan who doesn’t even like the voidz lol

[@bigd4wg510]

@@channelname4238 gobbling on fantano rn

[@tonybelfast1389]

@@channelname4238 I’m not infatuated, I said it’s a mid 5/10.

[@noorh9471]

But but…. no mention of Flexorcist? it’s one of their most genius compositions. Up there with Eternal Tao 2.0.

[@SteamyNachos77]

if you got a second interview with Julian you would’ve given it a 7

[@mangoismangois1672]

I really hope this is just a “compilation album” like they’ve been calling it and they actually have something good cooking considering some songs they’ve done live in the last few years that aren’t out yet

[@nathanmaoah4906]

This would be very cool

[@MrWaynealex]

I liked "These Bastards" very much😭😭😭

[@veeraboddu4630]

What a good album cover edit:I found out that the cover is ai so I take back everything I said.

[@oinkwhitsle]

I love this album for many reasons and some of those reasons are why it's being hated. I enjoy listening to the band experiment, the unpolished/unfinished sound, odd creative choices are some of the reasons why I even choose to listen to The Voidz. This band is something that you have to sit with and give the time to understand because there is quality content being presented in a fashion that is supposed to be interesting, not the perfect sound, not the way you want it to be, but interesting. I like that they ventured so far into left field that's what I wanted to hear on this album and what I want to hear on the next. But to each their own.

[@TheLancer011]

Sometimes I feel like they're gatekeeping their stuff with the choices they make. So many of the tracks I disliked on first listen, but then they grew on me quick. I think each track has its merits, but they do seem like b-sides which doesn't really come together well as a cohesive album. I don't care really in the end, because I'm glad to have more to listen to. Definitely not surprised by the response, tho.

[@ZacTheFirst]

Yeah the “unpolished” and “unfinished” sound I feel like is what makes Voidz so good in the first place. Their first and second album could not be ANY more different but they still feel Voidzy because they feel “thrown together”, in a good way

[@stealsomething.3853]

❤

[@douglascaraballo6283]

Had the same reaction initially. But after a second listen I honestly I think if they re-worked the mixes and dialed back The autotune on Julians Vocals AND got rid of the nightmare before christmas vocals on "When will the time of these bastards end" - It would be an absolute masterpiece. The harmonic and melodic weirdness of the songs is so interesting and there are genuinely beautiful and strange choices. The Mixes Chico... They never lie.

[@Dusty-Lynx]

Honestly horrible take, doesn't deserve NOT GOOD one bit I knew the take was trash when you said "When Will the Time of These Bastards End" was bad. Square Waves is one of the most fantastic songs they have ever made, incredibly emotion invoking.

[@JamesOGant]

Yeah I don’t get it- to me the album is great. It’s sort of somber right but look at the state of the world. Julian mentioned like Yemen and stuff maybe he crossed some lines politically for some people’s sensibilities I don’t know.

[@stupidacontent4794]

sending support to anyone that defends this album, we need more visibility

[@user-fp8pv2jp9u]

Agree with you

[@thenightranger987]

Square Wave and Spectral Analysis are really good in my opinion. I literally don’t remember a second of anything else on the record.

[@360NoSigma]

Just because you’re mad cal chuchesta didn’t get an 11 on your review, doesn’t mean this album is not good. 😐

[@turboshazed7370]

Yes it is.

[@divinefalseprophet]

Thats crazy cause Bastards is genuinely the only song I like and I fucking love it

[@moviesmusicandmunchies3476]

You guys are high as fuck, This album is amazing. I don’t really care if half the album was released over the last year or so plus and I suspect humans and other living or non living beings listening to this album from now till the end of the relevance of listening to an album will care either. 1. Square Wave 2. Flexorcist 3. All the Same 4. 7 Horses 5. Perseverance - 6. Prophecy of the Dragon 8. Bastards Everything on this album hits, some more than others,intro and outro are nice warm up and out

[@jonathanprins5924]

You are focusing too much on technicality, this album is full of emotion. Sometimes you need to listen to music with your heart and your soul! I love this record and square wave is my favourite song off of it

[@xABoxOfChocolates]

C'mon, It's a mediocre album, but it's not that bad hahahahahahaha There are nice ideas that are underdeveloped and the production kinda ruins much of the album. The first track gotta extremely butchered hahahaha I was listening and thinkin "hey, they had something here" but the whole thing is too messy even for the band standards. On the other hand, 7 Horses is a classic Voidz track and I have been diggin it.

[@lopezklu]

the whole album actually rules, this dude clearly only listened it to a few times and never gave it a real chance to click

[@danilejai7801]

Virtue is a masterpiece, and I’ve been surviving on Alien Crime Lord all year waiting for the new album to drop. To say I’m Disappointed is an understatement.

[@jack-xion45]

The first time those vocals hit, I shat my pants and cried like Thom Yorke after Aphex Twin said Fantano didn't like Cumdown Machine

[@spirald33r]

When i first saw the cover art and realising its AI, immediately was let down by it. Especially the admins(?) doubling down on the bands instagram, pretending to be a cutesy AI trying to make their own "art", i felt disgusted that i cant even bring myself to listen to this album. And they COMMISSIONED it from an AI account, like...how do you get scammed that easily?

[@isaiahnunez7319]

Can’t believe this is the same band that made Human Sadness

[@colemanjones4374]

Julian just needs to ease off the auto tune. I understand its a style choice and one the voidz have always gone with, but this album is so aggressive with it that it kills the vibe. Sounds like a kid downloaded a autotune app and just cranked everything

[@ramonespinoza1374]

been listening it since it came out its good.