Album Review: Beta EP by Drive-By Argument.

1. Calm.
2. I Want To Know What DUB Is.
3. Left, Left, Walk Forward, Get On The Dragon.
4. Handbook Of The Recently Deceased: Chapter Two.

It is a good job that everybody in the god damn world likes sex, isn’t it, because otherwise, this EP might lose a lot for a fair many people. An EP for the extremely sexual frustrated, teenage raver, Beta represents everything that you felt in your younger years, from parties, clubs and bars to awkward school discos; lust. And you know what? They fucking do it well.

It’s fair to say that this was a departure from what their album represents, which is a more raw, poppy-grunge-indie vibe. This on the other hand, is an EP of pure electro, disco, rock, indie, sex funk; a record that Rihanna would have been proud to have written…not that she actually writes her own music, but I assume that you understand my analogy. Basically, this is Drive-By Argument’s ‘Insomniac’, but instead of Green Day’s angsty, raw, crackling punk, it’s this antiquated presentation of spunk in a disc.

To Be Continued…

I Was Hit With An Urge To Type Productive Words.

Is anyone similar to me in the sense that when it comes to being productive, you just can’t pluck up the determination and drive? I know that I am not alone in this, and you will realise how hideous it is. A constant mind of apathy and disregard for one’s own work. 

I, again, like many, have ideas and aspirations of what I what I want to achieve from life. Also, on the inside, I am a firm believer of the psychology that you should try everything once in your life, and not let a chance pass you by. But, the outside of me constrains me from a lot of that. It’s not always even my fault. People are as reserved as I can be, and that tends to ruin my attempts to leave such a constriction.

But, to be honest, I know what I need to be productive, and some of the petty critics of the things that-do-not-concern-them, but I think a romantic relationship is what I need. It’s fair to stay that I have been starved of such things for longer than most in this modern age and the constant waiting for such a thing just infuriates me. Also, I dislike being ‘reminded’ of how apparently pathetic it is to want such things that is crucial for a productive life. The constant reminders of my youth and all that kind of nonsense really aren’t in any way helpful. I don’t want to have to wait years for things to work in my life, thanks. You may be content with the mediocre, but alas, I cannot sit by when other people are getting something that I want my own of and i’m being told to ‘make do’. I thrive on the interesting, the different, the new, the challenging and most of all, change.

I adore change, and it doesn’t happen as much as I would want it to. I get so sick of the consistency of everyday life and it’s expectancy. Repetitiveness and boredom are just things that I cannot sit still and take and sadly, I get it more than most. I’m not sure why.

But, hopefully, I’ll be able to keep a constant update of this page for you, dear reader.

Thank you for reading this departure from usual form for me to have a little rant, I hope you enjoyed.