Daryl Palumbo

Popaganda is a perfect title for this album.  Pop music doesn't have to suck!  Head Automatica wants to rock your socks and make you tap your toes to the pop music!  Lead singer Daryl Palumbo wants to be in a pop band:

"...no one in America wants to say they're in a pop band. So many kids who start pop-punk bands insist they're not pop. To them I say, 'You don't even know what pop is. You've grown up with ****ing Blink-182 forced down your throat.' Whereas I want to be in a pop band."

Head Automatica is fronted by the former singer for Glassjaw, a fact which immediately makes me want to buy some Glassjaw.  His voice is just that compelling.  It's a voice - and an entire album, for that matter - that simply defies genres.  It's raw and honest, and I want more!

 This record is solid from front to back, and it's fascinating the way each song is great and catchy in its own way.  Each song is a departure from the song that preceded it, yet they're all Head Automatica.  I just gave the album a listen all the way through after not listening to it for a while, and it was fresh all over again.

Embrace the pop music, and give in to the Popaganda!

[mp3] Laughing at You
[mp3] Scandalous

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