I don’t know how Chris Farren continues write catchy banger after catchy banger, but one of Racket’s favorite mustachioed dreamboats is back with another block rocking beat with “Doom Singer.” This sumbitch just makes the catchiest jams about the worst fucking things.
I don’t know where Farren gets his inspiration, but I am grateful for it. “Doom Singer” is like a cosmic cocktail of toe-tapping tunes, head-nodding rhythms, and lyrics that make you go, “Wait, did he just say ‘the sun is gonna burn us all alive?’ Well, I guess he ain’t wrong.”
I don’t know how I feel such strong nostalgia listening to any Farren record (Fakey Ps, Amerigo Vespucci, solo shit, whateves), but goddamn, I just feel GREAT as he sings about the end of the whole damned world.
“Doom Singer” isn’t just an album; it’s a ten-song window to a universe where everything is a little bit off-kilter and a whole lotta awesome. It’s a chaotic technicolor doo-wop dream of screaming guitars, adult contemporary yacht rock, dance-worthy fucking bummer.
An immediate addition to any playlist, whether it’s your “gotta focus” work jams, “Get shit done” housework playlist, or your “I like you, here is a mix that shows I am sensitive even though I have several hardcore band tattoos.”
TL:DR: This albums rules and you should listen to it.
Standout tracks: The titular Doomsday Singer (just so goddamned catchy), Cosmic Leash (I love a good growly scream), and Statue Song (strong 80’s power ballad vibes).