LET'S DO SOMETHING STUPID!

For some reason I felt this coming in his discography. Have always had a love-hate relationship with his music. On one hand a lot of it is the epitome as corny and other time I can't help but appreciate how well written the melodies and the actual music is. He knows how to make catchy music but not necessarily good music, but he very often brings the two together accidentally. Starting with the negatives, some of the lyrics and songwriting on here is piss poor. Sounds like an edgy 15 year old that hates his parents for no real reason. "Superman", "Mommy's Little Monster", "Right Thing, Wrong Time". All contain this self-deprecating attitude that becomes old very quick, even if you haven't listened to his prior work. I think he shines brightest when doing what he typically does, pop. This punk rock sounds dated, but what punk rock isn't a product of it's time and it's likely something he knew going into making this. It feels like something not for the listeners but for himself. Circling back to what I mentioned earlier, he does stumble across fun, catchy songs. "Catalyst", "Still Want You", and "Otherside" all fall within this. The feature on "Still Want You" does take away a bit of the enjoyment as his vocals do not match this type of music whatsoever in my opinion. Looking at their background, they make "heavy synth pop - Real Rockers". Not sure what that means. But I don't think this qualifies. The rest of song where Bryce is actually singing is the catchiest on here. The other songs fall more into this category too where I just want Bryce to be singing cuz his pop vocals do translate well into this punkier style. Overall, I hate that I like some of this as much as I do considering how bad some parts are. I would feel I'm doing a disservice saying this is average overall.