{"id":28021,"date":"2024-06-18T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=28021"},"modified":"2024-07-03T22:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T20:27:51","slug":"new-album-hoverborg-the-good-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/new-album-hoverborg-the-good-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Hoverborg || The Good Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

As if to prevent any confusion about what their bubblegummy, ’60s girl group-inspired sound may imply, Pittsburgh three-piece Hoverborg would like to emphasize that they drink their coffee black. No sugar, no cream. Make it a double shot while you\u2019re at it. Well, maybe some pumpkin spice – Hoverborg clearly knows their pop culture, referencing Gollum, the Back to the Future<\/em> trilogy, and Gilmore Girls<\/em> in their lyrics like they can’t help themselves.<\/p>\n

Their debut album (The Good Stuff<\/em>) is a blend of beach pop and ’90s alternative with a bite and a punch. It\u2019s packed with catchy, uncomplicated melodies that the future may reveal to be unhealthy in the long run, but right now feels pretty gratifying.<\/p>\n

Update 1 (June 30th):<\/strong> One of our readers directed our attention to the following statement on the band’s updated Bandcamp page: “Hoverborg is a fictional band. All of the sounds you hear on this album were generated using AI tools. The songs were written by a human, but the audio you hear is ones and zeroes. This was produced as a social experiment as part of the documentary film, ‘Destroy All Humans.’<\/p>\n

Update 2: (July 3rd)<\/strong>: S.W. talked to the creator and raises some important and interesting questions in this feature for Remember The Lightning<\/em><\/a>. Also, kudos to Josh Rutledge who rewrote his original review<\/a> of the EP.<\/p>\n