Tag: Mom + Pop Music

Tom Morello – “Everyone Gets Everything They Want” review

Tom Morello is a 62 year old guitarist, singer/songwriter & musician from New York City who most people remember for being apart of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, the Street Sweeper Social Club & the Prophets of Rage. He also has 6 solo efforts under his belt including the Epic Records-backed debut 1 Man Revolution, the sophomore effort The Fabled City, the Union Town extended play, Worldwide Rebel Songs, his Mom + Pop Music debut The Atlas Underground, the Comandante EP, The Atlas Underground 2: Fire & The Atlas Underground 3: Flood. His 7th LP however had me hoping it would overcome the lackluster reception of The Atlas Underground trilogy.

After the “Beth from Electronics” intro, the title track combines elements of pop rock, alternative rock & spoken word singing about dust settling everywhere than merely chaos whereas the funky alternative rap metal single “Adjourn It” featuring System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian teams to so they can call for all these criminals to suffer the consequences of their actions. “I’m Not Yours to Command” incorporates some bare pianos to sing about being uncontrollable leading into the rebellious hard rock/rap metal proclamation of being a “Soldier in the Army of Love”.

“Unconquered” by Kneecap was definitely one of the weaker moments here & that’s mostly due to the EDM sound Tom embraces rather than the socially conscious lyricism while “Date Night” treads the alt-rock waters asking posing the question of whether one supports the rise of fascism or is against it completely. “The Last Rung on the Ladder” kicks off the 2nd half with this hilariously awful reggae track raising flags at half-mast in memory of the DJs who’re shot while “Everything Burns” by Beartooth combines alternative metal, video game music, rap metal, alt-pop, trap & pop rock for a Final Fantasy XIV Online soundtrack composition.

The song “Pretend You Remember Me” passionately reaches the encore of Everyone Gets Everything They Want providing words of encouragement for those afraid to use their voices to combat tyranny while “Unethered” dabbles with funk rock so he can sing & whisper about waking up right when the world’s untethering in front of our very eyes. “They Can’t Kill Us All” finishes the album with this acoustic outro gravelly making it clear the authoritarians can’t wipe out everyone who disagree with them.

Some are hesitant to give Everyone Gets Everything They Want a chance & I can’t blame them because of The Altas Underground’s poor feedback, but it’s certainly the most I’ve enjoyed anything Tom Morello has done by himself excluding The Nightwatchman stuff. His pop rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, video game music, rap metal, alt-pop, trap, hard rock & funk rock production offers something for every fan he’s made since the beginning & focusing less on guest appearances handling the performances.

Score: 3.5/5

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underscores – “u” review

underscores is a 25 year old singer/songwriter & producer from San Francisco, California who dropped 6 extended plays between 2015-2020 including Trust Exercises, Grawlix, Air Freshener, Skin Purifying Treatment, We Never Got Strawberry Cake & Character Development!. Her full-length debut Fishmonger would follow as would Boneyard a.k.a. Fearmonger & the sophomore effort Wallsocket, the latter 2 being widely considered as her greatest work. Coming off the Covergirl: Originally by Sonny EP in 2024 & of course producing a few tracks for Danny Brown’s 7th album Stardust this past fall though, she’s signing to Mom + Pop Music her 3rd studio LP.

“Tell Me (U Want It)” begins with a self-produced electropop, dance-pop, hyperpop, complextro & slimepunk single that she considers “Music for my iPhone spy movie” singing about direct communication in a relationship whereas “Music”blends electropop, hybrid trap, hyperpop future bass, bubblegum bass, colour bass & pop rap sampling “Gunk” off Fishmonger singing about feeling the harmony. “Hollywood Forever” issues a clear statement that she doesn’t want to be buried in the titular cemetery while “The Peace” goes a capella to talk about not speaking unless spoken to.

The late SOPHIE & Arca are both key inspirations of “Innuendo (I Get U)” confessing to part of her hope she can understand this person she’s addressing leading into “Lovefield” hypnotically mourns a type of love that was unrewarded. “Do It” combines electropop, dance-pop, contemporary R&B, complextro & electro house singing about not committing to a relationship due to the riskiness of it but once she sensss a “Bodyfeeling” she doesn’t tell her partner of, “Wish U Well” ends the album wanting nothing the best out of a woman who moved on.

Expanding the intricately high impact world continuing to be built by its own creator, Mom + Pop introduces underscores as part of their roster by presenting the most accessible entry in her entire catalog & what I’m sure will be amongst 2026’s most lauded opuses. Her songwriting’s more emotionally charged than everything she’s done previously & the electropop production culminates many different era of career. More specifically the styles of electronic dance music, dance-pop, alt-pop, future bass, bubblegum bass, hybrid trap & hyperpop.

Score: 4.5/5

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