{"id":6771,"date":"2021-07-23T07:55:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T05:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=6771"},"modified":"2021-07-23T07:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T05:59:26","slug":"new-album-geoff-palmer-charts-and-graphs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/23\/new-album-geoff-palmer-charts-and-graphs\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Geoff Palmer || Charts And Graphs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geoff Palmer’s 2019 solo debut Pulling Out All The Stops<\/em> is a modern day pop punk classic. Given the acclaim he received for the record and his ability to write insanely catchy tunes with self-deprecating and funny lyrics, I’d expected Palmer to take a similar approach with his follow-up album Charts And Graphs<\/em>. But no, on Charts And Graphs<\/em> we see him expanding his sound, trying out new directions and instruments (pedal steel, organ, harmonica), and writing songs that are a bit longer. Before you get worried, Palmer definitely pulls it off with the help of a strong supporting cast including Zack Sprague, Dave Strong, Kris Rodgers, Perry Leenhouts and many others. The main difference is that whereas Pulling Out All The Stops<\/em> had that instant sugar rush, Charts And Graphs<\/em> is winning me over one song at a time – probably more healthy in the long run.<\/p>\n

That isn’t to say the\u00a0 sugar rush has evaporated. Album openers Many More Drugs<\/em><\/a> and Don’t Be<\/em> provide the familiar classic pop punk we all love about Palmer’s previous outing. Every time I play Don’t Be<\/em>, with its infectious truth-to-power chorus (Don’t Be, Don’t Be, An Asshole \/\/ Don’t Be, Don’t Be, A Jerk<\/em>), it brings a smile to my face, but I am also thinking the song should be mandatory listening for anyone who posts on social media platforms. [post continues below<\/em>]
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