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| Absolutepunk |
 By now we all know who Nevershoutnever! is. A single, young dude who makes a living writing cutesy songs for teenage females to eat up like a shark in a pond filled to the brim with thousands of plump fish. A guy who's songwriting capacity is equal to his ability to use a spacebar. A fella with obnoxious song titles that are equivalent to the annoying 'f' in his name and the ridiculous artwork on his covers. It's safe to say Christofer Drew Ingle is openly hated by many, and openly loved by more. Now, push everything I just mentioned to the side, because that's what I believe Mr. Ingle did with his latest release titled Harmony. I believe this isn't the same "super fucking cute" adolescent hippy boy we all saw emerge from thousands of Myspace plays. No, I believe we have finally witnessed the process of Ingle's maturation. Despite what numerous haters will say without even giving him a chance due to reputation, I just might be alone in saying that Ingle has finally made a quality Never Shout Never release actually worth something. Don't get me wrong. Still MASSIVE room for improvement, and in no way will I ever say that Harmony will be in contention for Album Of The Year. I'm just saying Ingle is finally taking a step in the right direction. Opener "Harmony" is a bit awkwardly placed and isn't much to remember, but it leads into the incredibly catchy "This Shit Getz Old". Catchiness is a pretty obvious trend throughout the entire album. Pleanty of "da da da"s and choruses that get cemented in your brain for far too long. One could choose any song on the entire 11 song album (yeah! Never Shout Never has finally released a legitmate LP!) and put it up for everyone to hear on the radio, I can guarantee it would be an instant hit (not that it takes much to be a hit nowadays). On the next track, "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater" , Ingle brings back the infamous uke and strums it out to a song about, you guessed it!, a cheating girl. Now I can't say that "Oh I know all about your type/You're the type o' girl that texts all day and talks all night" is a well written line, but I CAN concur that the lyrics on this album are a bit of an improvement upon previous work. The cheesiness and cliches are still quite present, sadly, but I can still feel some maturity in some of the lyrics. A good example of this is the semi-surprising song "Sellout"....full text |
| Sputnikmusic |
| Never Shout Never, the stage name of internet-risen star Christofer Drew Ingle, has never been an artist that has been received well by critics. His rather clichéd and unsophisticated lyrics do not make for an album full of songs to be taken all too seriously. This, accompanied by his fan base typically made up of adolescent girls, accumulates to form an artist that will find it hard to impress the harshest of music critics. However, judging Never Shout Never’s music in the context that it was likely written for is key. With song titles like ‘CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater’ and ‘This S**t Getz Old’, it is clear that the aforementioned pattern that is all too familiar in past albums is making a return. This is something that would lead you to conclude that this album is poor. The truth is, the lyrics and Drew’s voice aren’t anything special, but I think that for the audience that it is aimed towards, it is suitably written. The lyrics, that apply to most teenagers’ lives, put into a very simple, accessible form, are often underrated in albums like these. Drew manages to create some relatively genuine songs like the lead single, ‘Sellout’, a song exploring the tribulations he faced whilst gaining popularity in the industry. Although not a particularly well-constructed song, the point is put across well and the result is a catchy acoustic pop song quite typical of the MySpace founded ‘scene’ acts....full text |
| Ramonosaurusrexx |
| Just only 6 months after his debut album, What Is Love? Christofer Drew Ingle, the man behind solo acoustic pop outfit, NeverShoutNever is back with another one, Harmony. Going for a different sound from the pop-y and generic, Harmony has a more organic and developed sound. It’s rich and earthy, the album exudes a certain sense of down-to-earthiness probably because of the minamalist nature of the tracks As the album artwork suggests, Harmony takes on a somewhat rural and farm-like attitude, especially obvious in Piggy Bank, the title itself ensures no other mental imagery. The fact that the song itself carries the most farm-like tune only drives the point even harder. It could be called a very hasty release with What Is Love? coming out merely months before, it at least has it’s merits at sounding muc, much better than it’s predecesor. Taking into account, Ingle’s side-project the hardcore, screamo EATMEWHILEIMHOT!’s xALBUMx (which clearly is one of the worst albums ever conceived… and marketed) also put out earlier this month, it seems as though Ingle just writes songs for the heck of it. Whether he’s concerned about how they’ll sound like, I wouldn’t knowm but it certainly gives the impression that Ingle doesn’t wholeheartedly put all his effort in perfecting his work. Both xALBUMx and What Is Love? sounding downright dreadful, it wouldn’t be right for Ingle to continue with such a work ethic. It’s pure conjecture but he’d be such a hypocrite to halfheartedly make music whilst singing about the tatters the music industry is in and how false artists can be. Although Harmony with it’s 11 tracks look like a standard album, it’s total running time is only half actual album standards. None of the tracks exceed a playing time of 3 minutes, the relatively short track length plays out to NeverShoutNever’s advantage rather than being detrimental. The fleeting presence of the songs makes Harmony straight-to-the-point with Ingle’s message of love and the spread of peace. In comparison with NeverShoutNever’s past album, What Is Love?, Harmony draws on more more mature song structures and does away with the playful childlikeness of the kiddie-pop that littered What Is Love?...full text |
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