Underscores - Wallsocket (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 373 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 145 MB
54:49 | Full Scans Included | Hyperpop, Dubstep, Pop-Punk | Label: Mom+Pop
Underscores Wallsocket Review: Electrifyingly Unpredictable Tales of American Life. The songs flit from one style or tone to the next, mirroring the mental states of the singer’s characters. pril Harper Grey, a.k.a. Underscores, puts a bratty, intentionally jarring spin on hyperpop, with funk basslines, dubstep wobbles, and trap beats that at times feel like eclecticism for its own sake. On her second studio album, Wallsocket, the San Francisco-based singer, songwriter, and producer’s sound has noticeably matured. The songs are still youthful—“Locals (Girls Like Us)” and “Johnny Johnny Johnny” feature sing-along choruses that echo pep-rally cheers—but she sings from a comparably wizened POV. Wallsocket is written from the perspectives of troubled young characters, from a woman struggling with an illness that’s “as rare as it gets” to a girl being love-bombed by a pedophile. Themes of class resentment and alienation course through the album’s 12 songs: On “Shoot to Kill, Kill Your Darlings,” Grey wonders why a rich kid would want to join the military, while “Old Money Bitch” finds her sneering at the daughter of a billionaire who’s fallen on hard times.