MUSIC - Portgual, The Man, "Waiter: You Vultures!"

Portugal. The Man has a solid foundation for their model home of a CD, Waiter: You Vultures!. But all the rooms look very similar, and after a while, the homey yet homely voices (shrill one second, cooing the next) are claustrophobic and tiresome. It’s seems quite lively and livable, and Portugal. The Man gets the most out of the acoustics with some creative floor design, but the next minute, the wiring short-circuits again, and the toilet backs up. I want to like this CD, and I have no trouble listening to it, but I can’t find something good to say about it. Solid, but empty, this is a doll’s house—all exteriors, with fragile fillings.

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