| Fishboy / Art Guards |
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| Album: | Art Guards | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Fishboy | Added: | Apr 2018 | |
| Label: | Lauren Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-04-13 | Pull Date: | 2018-06-15 |
| Week Ending: | Jun 17 | Jun 10 | Jun 3 | May 27 | May 20 | May 13 | May 6 | Apr 29 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 30, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler Fast Foodie | 4. | Jan 31, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Fast Foodie | |
| 2. | Oct 07, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler Fast Foodie | 5. | Jan 03, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Fast Foodie | |
| 3. | Feb 19, 2021: | KZSU Time Traveler Fast Foodie | 6. | Nov 22, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler Fast Foodie |
| Album Review |
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| The Frog Prince Reviewed 2018-05-20 | ||
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“Art Guards” is the 6th full length album from Texas indie pop/rock band Fishboy. This a fun, narrative album continuing the same sound of previous work. Fun and upbeat with lyrics that paint an interconnected and interesting story with thumping guitar and vocals sung in an off-kilter, nasally drawl typical of a few pop punk/indie punk band favorites. RIYL: They Might Be Giants, Mountain Goats, Nana Grizol, Bunnygrunt, Tullycraft FCC Clean Recommended Tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6 ***All songs are interconnected meaning !!abrupt endings!! to each track. Be careful.*** 1. Ex-pitcher (2:24) – Starts with a vocal focus & builds into high intensity. 2. Fast Foodie (2:19) – A song that feels like it's pulling itself back after every verse with how dance-y it wants to get. Choruses are strummy. Completely grows on you. ** 3. Art Guard (2:25) – The title song. Upbeat & head noddy with a catchy chorus. *** 4. Former Performance Artist (3:52) – Slower. A very 70's keyboard is the leading instrument. * 5. Research Writer (3:51) – Focus is on low-key, dreamy vocals with float-y instrumental. Gets mega-space-y about ½ through and keeps going.** 6. Aspiring Lighting Technician (2:23) – Wall of sound and does not let up until a fun, quick synth-y piano/guitar interplay about ½ way into the song. *** 7. Actor Doctor (3:53) – If tracks 2 & 3 had a child that wasn't as cool as either of its parents, but still alright enough to hang with. Verses go hard, choruses are a reprieve. 8. Popular Photographer (3:54) – Mostly slow guitar & drum with vocals that drive the lyrics home. Every minute there's a brief heavy/fast sound section. 9. Final Frontman (5:55) – Summary song of the album w/ callbacks. Repeats semi-speedy guitar → vocal focus/instruments are background → slow, light with airy vocals. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ex-Pitcher | 5. | Researching Writer | |||
| 2. | Fast Foodie | 6. | Aspiring Lighting Technician | |||
| 3. | Art Guard | 7. | Actor Doctor | |||
| 4. | Former Performance Artist | 8. | Popular Photographer | |||
| 9. | Final Frontman | |||||