Sean Sharp's Diary

Very dreary. Today I mourn with Ritchie & Parker, but I also mourn the style of their self-titled effort. I have been hoping they would return to that form at least here or there but since the passing of Groggs, it seems they have taken a different path permanently. I always support change within an artists or bands history as I think that is how the most interesting musical careers take place, but unfortunately the emphasis on experimental and abstract has left me in the dust a bit. I can appreciate some of the production and choices here and there but overall, I either find myself not enjoying what I'm hearing or bored. Parker Corey's production is very distinctive as you can tell there isn't really a default template that he pulls up in whatever DAW they use. This complete freedom in production is cool but often leads to beats or songs as a whole that are way off the mark for my ears.