this is not pitchfork

This falls into my “Josh Homme can do no wrong” category. Kyuss, Desert Sessions, Queens of the Stone Age; whatever this guy is involved in, I want to listen to.

Death by Sexy a decadent, sleazy, campy, hip-shaking good time. It’s like a Friday night in a small town bar, where the women are wearing tight jeans and loose morals and pitchers of beer are half price. The guys have mullets and wear denim jackets with the sleeves cut off and have regrettable tattoos. There’s a wild time ahead and there will be dancing on the tables, beer bottles will be broken, pool cues will be used as weapons, hearts will be broken, there will be fogged up car windows in the parking lot.

There’s so much going on in this album, despite the fact that there’s not much going on. Musically, it’s simple, 70’s garage rock. Lyrically, it’s sexual innuendos, humor and total camp. Together, those things make one hell of a party album. This is the “Napoleon Dynamite” of records; it’s not supposed to be ironic, it’s not supposed to have a lot of meaning, you’re just supposed to enjoy it for what it is, without straining your brain to figure out if there’s a statement being made.There’s no statement here except get up and dance. If the music makes you vaguely uncomfortable, you’re putting too much thought into it.

Death by Sexy is not something people are going to put on an “essential albums to own” list, but it’s definitely on the “essential albums to party to” list.

Favorite song: Cherry Cola (which is best listened to about ten times in a row)
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