The Dare - What's Wrong With New York? ALBUM REVIEW

[@jdg5209]

STD Soundsystem

[@bronzewolf6464]

Doing my part to make this top comment

[@KathyClysm]

Please have a like for being a creative comment in a sea of spam

[@daniellavaladez7820]

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@bsbx]

New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down

[@lukeberrie3942]

New York, I Adore You But You’re Letting Me Down

[@ApocalypseMoose]

I feel like these guys would've hit it big in the 2000's with their single "Justice Is Playing At My Apartment."

[@the.time.crystal]

ope-

[@ozika2]

ope-

[@glamconnor]

death pile

[@atom_jack]

fucking love this band, The Dares

[@velvetstarlings]

@@atom_jackthese guys are fire

[@BedsheetGhost_]

The fact he’s not wearing a tux is criminal

[@DarkSoul-ds2]

He is anti-the man

[@waldezurbe]

finally a sensible comment.

[@joaquin5929]

He would if the album was good

[@kidwaryodproduction]

Fantano as Agent 47 😄

[@savvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvva]

It only would’ve made sense if the record was actually good

[@Blueissuperior]

LCD Soundsystem and it’s the same but It’s The Dare so it’s not.

[@brokengirrafe]

The LCD influence is obvious, but I think that the one reference point everyone in the comments is missing is the debut Calvin Harris album, I Created Disco - the I Destroyed Disco track is just a dead giveaway. Same dance-punk stylings, same indie sleaze, lots of bangers, but also quite messy. Honestly, the best approach for The Dare would be to continue producing for bigger artists. Guess made him a promising upandcomer in the industry, it’d be smart to work from within to bring this style back in fashion, only to return later with a more refined solo effort.

[@cryptiddy]

Dude, spot on! THE most obvious song comparison in the world to me is the Dare's "Girls" and CH's "the Girls". I just hope he doesn't follow in Mr. Harris' path and lose his voice

[@elihookerreese7663]

i like this opinion

[@johncooper4874]

This was my exact thought. The album is pretty much a modern response to ICD. I don't know if it's a popular opinion but I really enjoyed the latter so listening to The Dare does at least make me feel nostalgic.

[@rania9227]

i thought the exact same thing the first time i heard it ! it instantly reminded me of i created disco, only Calvin Harris did it much better in my opinion

[@jordan.p]

glad im not the only one who noticed that reference! early calvin harris is so great

[@gnalkhere]

You would've given it a 10 if you were invited

[@auroraveils]

but in fact he was invited

[@birkobird]

this is the most brutal 5 I’ve ever heard

[@HerveBoisde]

I was expecting a strong 3

[@FrankieJKuna]

It’s garbage lol

[@tykabot5520]

My daughter loves him, I think he looks a little gay, but anything for my princess

[@muhammadnyzahir]

what ?

[@todimherbst]

​@@muhammadnyzahir it's a meme reference lmao

[@starrinight6114]

anthony or the dare ?

[@umraansyed]

Lmao

[@alejogalloso6466]

​@@starrinight6114 Both

[@guidoguido2245]

"Girls" and "Sex" as your single titles + a Black suit on the cover is like you’re making fun of yourself for imitating the 1975

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Next he’s gonna drop “chocolate” and “settle down” 😂

[@IKMapper]

"Sex" was not a single and it's not even on this album but yeah

[@W4TSKY]

@@IKMapper it was a single on his EP from last year and there’s even a music video

[@IKMapper]

@@W4TSKY it wasn't a single though, it was just a song on the EP The singles were Girls and Good Time

[@HmmInteresting478]

i feel like this guy just made a bet in his marketing class at college and it's scarily paying off.

[@Leozzye]

you run to indie sleaze when you need a few dollars

[@charlesbarkleygaming]

+2

[@samron7298]

Underated comment

[@tinhippi]

I’m kinda mixed on this record cus I find it a lot of fun but it also feels like I am listening to a different version of the same song for a lot of it. I think The Dare should switch up his sound a bit for whatever his next project is. All Night is my favorite!

[@liefnielson]

Feels like I’m being forced to know who this guy is

[@Yogkog]

The Dare and the entire “indie sleaze revival” movement (a term that didn’t exist until zoomers started romanticizing hipsters from 2010) feel like a psy op to me fr

[@MvsG18]

Worst thing brat era carried, L charli protege

[@Viibeezz]

​@@YogkogFor us new Yorkers out there, it's the cream of the crop of Dimes Square (not a good thing)

[@noa_1104]

@@YogkogI believe indie sleaze was coined by researchers … what’s wrong with giving things names afterwards?

[@Yogkog]

​@@noa_1104 The term was coined by tiktokers, not anthropologists. And idk, it's bizarre to me that we need a new retroactive term to supplant existing subcultures like...hipsters? Indie rock/indietronica fans? It feels wholly inauthentic and revisionist imo, which is par for the course for Dimes Square stuff

[@bbbagelboi]

close enough, welcome back STD Soundsystem

[@Saintdream3]

😂😂

[@Saintdream3]

😂😂

[@Hi-fd4cw]

Well for one, I saw a rat the size of a cat in a back alley once

[@bigmeanie420]

this sounds like an action bronson bar

[@alexdfisher]

there are no alleys in nyc ☝️🤓

[@hachikos]

hearing fantano say “dimes square” took a year or two off my life

[@emmakurdtin]

I saw someone call him the Greta Van Fleet of LCD Soundsystem and that is what I will call him forever

[@Gabriela-pw7pn]

you know what i like the dude but i cannot be mad at the comparison

[@gidzmalherbe2509]

The dare is the guy that james complained about on losing my edge.

[@jamess9585]

Exactly

[@ashleywiswell]

I’ve been saying this too!!! So real

[@JuanGiordanoA]

isn't that song sung with some irony though? He even has that line about how "he was there in 1968" when he wasn't even born then, isn't he ironically evoking boomers complaining about the next generation taking over too?

[@jamess9585]

@@JuanGiordanoA The point I think is more that this guy comes off like a complete douche

[@mmohatt3465]

I think he is the guy he’s talking about

[@spaceashes]

this is just 3OH!3 if they had sex

[@henrycope16]

Excuse me what the actual fuck

[@zebjwest6709]

what the fuck does this stand for

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

3OH!3 if they DIDN’T have sex

[@hoshiimitsu]

it's an old sleazy punk group​@@zebjwest6709

[@bernadettebread]

i used to have

[@ottomaticfs8043]

the wanna be british americans are not gonna like this one

[@Steeps444]

And the actual British people are gonna love it 😈

[@zakkyouman3381]

I wanna be a British American

[@JuanGiordanoA]

THERE ARE LITERALLY DOZENS OF US

[@divideandmultiply]

Wait, who the hell actually wants to be British?

[@leftmono1016]

@@divideandmultiply- that depends on what nationality you are currently 😉

[@oh_banana]

You would've given this a 9 if The Dare loved New York but it was letting him down

[@TophatOfficialMusicYT.]

Does it offend you, yeah reference in 2024 is CRAZY

[@iwinme4207]

Yeah my thoughts exactly hahaha

[@MrUnicornKiller]

Goats

[@radicard5193]

it's DAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRREEEEEEEE

[@cullenmccormick8244]

So you gave LCD Soundsystem a 6 but LCD Soundsystem a 5?

[@ryancasablancas8361]

This lol

[@retrocatalog]

No, he gave LCD Soundsystem a 6 and STD Soundsystem a 5.

[@tommastersmoviemaker1680]

You can see Fantano's face and attitude to The Dare change as soon as he reveals they're from Portland not NY

[@prestonedwards621]

No reference to Calvin Harris’s first album? Sonically and lyrically so similar

[@kylewarkentin7734]

Right! Especially since he already did "The Girls" as a song.

[@thementalsquad7135]

@@kylewarkentin7734 and 'i created disco' with the song 'i destroyed disco'

[@okk7306]

dont expect fantano to know anything other than bad hiphop, 2015 mu core or approved "good" music in his reviews. hes fallen off so hard, 40 years old and wokescolding a fun new album

[@DanDhaniels]

It's more derivative of Calvin Harris' I Created Disco (there's even a song called I Destroyed Disco here) than LCD Soundsystem (ok, Harris aimed at James Murphy back then as well). I see it as what would have happened if Calvin Harris continued on that path instead of becoming a mainstream pop behemoth. I like it a lot and would have given it a 7 😊

[@topcatmatt]

Calvin Harris shoulda been just a house guy , I'm Not Alone is so much more what I need from him

[@Julianjazzaaaaa]

I’m really curious to see where Mr. Dare goes from here, I like this album but I do see a lot of flaws with it. I could see him branching out and trying to expand his sound, and then falling into places either his fans don’t like or just don’t feel right, I guess we’ll see what happens

[@lavenderllamamusic]

I think his production game is there but his lyrics and vocals ultimately leave a lot to be desired

[@SquierMarr]

Damn I think this one was a little harsh. I think it was a pretty good debut. I think he will definitely take a few projects to mature his sound into something a bit less on the nose though.

[@AlexMenaVideos]

literally Anthony talking about LCD Soundsystem for 7:29

[@Alex-km7so]

Anthony you can’t just repeat “Mayor Eric Adams” for a whole video and call it a review

[@RB-.-]

LEAST FAV TRACK: MIGRANT CRIME WAVE

[@NotMe42554]

this comment template already wasn’t funny 5 years ago

[@Anonimo2517]

bro forgot Nick Cave exists

[@Hal9000ize]

I think Fantanos ignoring him due to him being a Zionist

[@wesmith3921]

He better be working on a bigger review to give it a 10

[@NovoxClips]

@@wesmith3921 If it has a score lower than 9 we riot

[@Geoooooooooo]

Nick Cave is a Zionist so I think Anthony may give that one a skip

[@gtm5795]

Homeboy already gave skeleton tree an 8 and ghosteen a 7. We're in endtimes already

[@cadenmeyer414]

Anthony is the only one criticizing The Dare for not sounding enough like James Murphy 😭

[@sarahtew3788]

I’m seeing him live tomorrow night I literally cannot wait. Girls has gone triple platinum in my earbuds

[@jordanmillon8904]

You’re invited

[@TheBretchenShow]

thats embarrassing

[@Corneliusclewsbury]

Cringe

[@josephchung7763]

I just hope with this resurgence of dance punk that the dare seems to have started, that De Lux - Love Is Hard Work gets attention. A crazy good underrated 29 min dance track. They seem to never tour and I live in Ohio 😢

[@katyhm]

Omg I never see anyone talk about De Lux 🥲

[@kettumusic]

De Lux mentioned !!!

[@aidensherman6146]

you just introduced me to a sick artist

[@magnuscrawshaw4274]

that cheap suit is gucci thank you very much

[@bassfishbone]

The Dare is basically the Laufey of “indie sleaze”

[@leonsalgeuro]

I'm very frustrated with how much sense this makes.

[@spencerrex2114]

Explain this. Not disagreeing just curious how you arrived there.

[@bassfishbone]

@@spencerrex2114 I’m probably not the best at explaining this, but I think Laufey brands herself as a jazz revivalist. She takes a lot of inspiration from mid-century jazz/pop (which isn’t a problem) but her saying that she is reviving jazz rubs a lot of people the wrong way, since jazz never died.

[@codyadams642]

​@@spencerrex2114They are both heavily inspired by, and poppier interpretations of, genres that peaked in the past.

[@danielcruse6686]

@@bassfishbone i don’t feel like Laufey says this as much as she simply wears her affinity for jazz on her sleeve. It’s more about how the media talks about her that leads to people thinking that way, she’s often dubbed as a “gen z savior of jazz” or something along those lines in the press but I don’t think she would take that label seriously or ever sincerely call herself that

[@itsjb4089]

I think everyone is wrong. You're allowed to sound like someone else and you're allowed to make fun music. It's lit.

[@Evacer]

Lex Fridman album cover

[@Rsonny]

Holy shit

[@divideandmultiply]

Deduct points for that alone.

[@dokers2084]

LOL

[@noahking5784]

Hahaahhaah

[@wesmith3921]

Not reviewing the nick cave album is a crime

[@Kyouko1269]

Who gives a fuck

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

It sucks. Nick Cave is a pompous smug mediocrity.

[@jens2049]

People like you dont deserve a spot on this earth ​@@TheSpiritOfTheTimes

[@lulw1935]

Honesty elevation is my favorite track this year, it sounds like one of those songs youd hear on 2014 minecraft montages but i love it cause its so passionate

[@ggyybbeeeeee]

No Uboa - Impossible Light review yet is criminal

[@gengachu3939]

Finally someone says it

[@SuperBlij]

Agreed!!!

[@zobo742]

something about The Dare's aura upsets me

[@ElitaMaster125]

This is so fr, like I expected much more from him but thats ok, he has time, money, a fanbase and visibility to evolve more creativily and artistically

[@AustinJ2]

no lie, I was born in the end of 2001 and was not familiar with LCD Soundsystem and thought that this was a pretty fun album. sounds like I’ve got some stuff to listen to though based on these comments

[@zachw3455]

There are a few bops, but honesy, after the first 1/3 of the record, I was mostly bored and checking how much time I had until it was over -- It managed to make a 10 songs, 27 minute album feel like it was dragging...

[@glaubi4723]

this is the equivalent of pitchfork giving vroom vroom a 4.5

[@mathiasadam9517]

vroom vroom was groundbreaking, this album is very nice but isn't bringing anything new to pop music as an art form imo.

[@nikezooms]

vroom vroom was original. the dare is practically plagiarism

[@VuNguyen-fv5jl]

This album is a good starting point for The Dare’s career feels like

[@Cryomancer27]

Why is everybody convinced the only thing this album is trying to do is be a 2000s revival? There are some valid points in this review but y'all are so confused abt whether the album succeeds at being something I don't think it's primarily focused on doing. Like it's kind of a satire of a revival I feel like that's sorta the point of the title, he's not really asking what's wrong with new york he's making fun of the vibe of asking what's wrong with new york, but ultimately it's just fun music idk he's having fun. It totally succeeds at being its own vibe in a way everybody is missing by going so hard on comparing it to LCD.

[@bananadog5813]

Fantano's scoring is relative

[@happyfriendshippal]

Yup it’s his opinion

[@FireballN]

what’s wrong with New York is that fantano still doesn’t have hair

[@soaribb32]

Hm I think The Dare is more like Peaches than LCD Soundsystem.

[@wesmith3921]

YOU MISSING THE WILD GOD WINTER BROTHER

[@JuunntIop]

NICK CAVE ALBUM WHEN

[@pfjfutur2997]

Naa the new The The album first….

[@thrownstair]

3OH!3 and LCD Soundsystem had a one-night stand and this music is the result. I enjoyed listening to it but I'm not sure we needed this sound brought back.

[@rudywilliams6538]

"it's good but i think i look cooler if i pretend it's bad"

[@kidwaryodproduction]

At first I think it's Human League Tribute Band releasing their own music (Due to "Dare" in the name) And the vocal have a vibe of Phil Oakey in some point. Very good to hear this album 😁👍

[@frogwizard9310]

“I destroyed disco” is such a banger, makes my brain bleed 11/10

[@saltehthesaltysquid7722]

sorry that you had to suffer through this one melon. just so you know a much better and original debut album dropped the same day as this (Escaper by Sarah Kinsley). would love to hear your thoughts on it

[@pepsiapo5614]

Someone wasn’t invited

[@enigmapopstarisfun]

Of course no one likes my favorite album of this year so far lol

[@Gabagool]

tbh the transplant narrative is completely valid to criticism of this album; aside from that, anyone who willingly associates themselves with Dimes Square is culturally bankrupt

[@tobiasvilainnewman3569]

This album is what’s wrong with New York.

[@TalkinMusic1]

LCD soundsystem if it had a suit, and were bumpin’ that

[@kevinlemoine6678]

I'm gonna hold your hand when I say this...

[@TalkinMusic1]

@@kevinlemoine6678 what?

[@kevinlemoine6678]

@TalkinMusic1 LCD Soundsystem does wear a suit, and was indeed bumpin' that

[@TalkinMusic1]

@@kevinlemoine6678 NO WAY..

[@chillyoil528]

Now kiss ​@@TalkinMusic1

[@centurionmusic11]

Y’all are dragging it I love this record

[@thalissacarvalho4109]

well he does own up to his name in attempting to pull a george clinton reference with the ‘free your mind and your ass will follow’ line and following that with a swallowing pun

[@Hugobianca]

fantano said lcd soundsystem more times than in a lcd soundsystem review

[@IncredibleTheBob]

Ok my hands and knees rn begging for the Wild God review

[@YusufWagih]

WHERE IS THE NICK CAVE

[@CarlosJensen-n7i]

REVIEW THE NEW NICK CAVE PLEASE

[@becklanda.3642]

this album was definitely a bit disappointing. i’ve been listening to Harrison since his previous project Turtlenecked (Kapow is fantastic album btw that everyone here should give a listen), and i was really excited that The Dare looked to be really taking off. hopefully this moment with The Dare lasts enough for him to put out something with a lil more oomph and it make an impact

[@lu_lu_lu_lu_07]

I am glad to hear your opinion. I never heard of this guy, until he has been everywhere recently, but I was also quite disappointed with the lack of actual musical/lyrical substance the album has, especially bc I feel like he has been pictured as this artistic *génio* or whatever. Girls is such a silly song. Like I get it you're horny, but I mean, maybe I am missing some subtle elements of self-reflection, but it's so flat. I feel like we're over hearing men talk about what kind of "girl" they want to fuck in 2024

[@Angelina._violet]

I love this album, I think the post-irony of it has gone over your head. It's not that serious,, thats the whole point...

[@esthercho5578]

LCD soundsystem and Blur made a kid

[@hauseplants]

elevation's the best song on the record

[@munlusnuglikebug]

What I think is interesting is coming from a GenZ pov I almost hear this as more of an emo/scene/indie sleeze revival. Like I put him akin to 3oh!3 and cobrah starship. I’d love to see him lean more into that emo sleeze era of like 2011

[@gradyhenderson6616]

Happy to hear Anthony say nice things about LCD Soundsystem

[@astral_plane_crash]

He loves them.

[@чтоооооооооооооо]

NICKTONY CAVETANO PLEASE

[@sebv140]

Im crying cause i loved it this is brats little brother

[@batmaneatspizza]

One of my favorite albums of the year

[@victorhugoestima5653]

You really not reviewing big sean's new album???

[@Vemberwost]

Elevation as the worst track is fucking SCANDALOUS

[@bena4794]

i bet you wouldve given this album a 10 if it was called what's wrong with pimping a butterfly

[@MasterHandsPet]

Brats Wrong With New York

[@BlgManGaming]

Honestly I'd love to see what Fantano thinks abt the new Molchat Doma album.

[@leafyconcern]

It’s a perfect album

[@mysonjarz]

DIOYY mentioned 🤯😱

[@AlexMenaVideos]

i’m very surprised he reviewed this actually

[@smilob]

Mr Fantano are you gonna review the new melt banana?

[@thehearingaid]

I give it a fried plantain out of 10.

[@robertoeco7867]

Where is nick cave review

[@NovoxClips]

Where is Nick Cave??

[@ColombianThunder]

Where Wild God :(

[@ajdgls]

He‘s in the club while you’re online

[@nikezooms]

it’s amazing what the majors are trying to push these days. industry plant doesn’t even begin to describe. he goes from nothing to in everyone’s fyp within seconds. all the bot girl accounts saying he’s hot aswell, trying to create some sort of tiktok hype around him is so unbelievably blatant aswell

[@vgenthusiast4]

"Ugh" Dont worry Anthony, the secrets safe with me

[@damxn7303]

Where’s big Sean review?

[@urgentlord3]

8 minutes ago is emotional detachment

[@futurebaglady]

The Dare reminds me of the first Calvin Harris record I Created Disco-literally a girls song and a song "I destroyed disco"

[@MvsG18]

JVC Soundsystem

[@madeleinep.828]

I do not think indie sleaze needs to be revived

[@CarlosJensen-n7i]

I'M A WILD GOD BABY I'M A WILD GOD

[@custardbaby4]

The Dare is like James Murphy if he was everyone that James Murphy ever wrote about

[@pedroboechatmarcilio4412]

...so no nick cave?