If the pun-y title didn't tip you off, the Eagles of Death Metal have a nerdy sense of humor, which is spread throughout their latest album. One example is "Cheap Thrills", which is about a poor sexual encounter, complete with a bored girl reciting the song name. Their sound contains a hodgepodge of influences, where I would find myself identifying genres from rock to funk. It has the lo-fi production reminiscent of recent albums from Spoon and QOTSA, and I'd probably describe the album as a bizarre mutant child of those two albums. It's a very catchy album, with the highlight coming from the first song, but the quality doesn't taper off too much. I'd say the low point would be "Cheap Thrills", whose bored girl among other things makes the song a bit annoying and a chore to get through.
7.5/10
-Nick Fugitt
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