Don't You Worry, Honey- Sir Sly Review

I've been really excited for this album to come out. High was a really good lead single for the album, and while the other singles may not have been as good at least they were interesting. Hopefully, this album will turn out well.

The album starts with High, the song that introduced a lot of people to Sir Sly(if you hadn't already heard Gold earlier) and was a decently sized hit. I would've preferred that the song not open the album, but be at least the second track with a good opener in front of it, like Where I'm Going. Never the less, the song's pounding bass, buoyant guitar and excellent lyrics still do well to open the album. I reviewed Change before, as it was the last single for the album,  but to sum it up the song is a decent song with slightly jerky The Neighbourhood-esque guitars, hand claps, and light but pleading vocals. Not a bad song, but it doesn't really work as you're coming off the adrenaline rush that is High. &Run is driven by a simple bass line with an electronic melody over it that instantly got stuck in my head, but isn't bad. The song builds up with a guitar, and launches into a chorus that will have you singing along, with the bass and keyboard still propelling it along, making this song an excellent song to save for the album. The next song is Altar, which was yet another single, and has a weird oscillating keyboard that intertwines with the drums. The song has decent verses, but ruins it with a bad chorus that has the worst aspects of Landon Jacob's voice in it. Fun is another song that makes this album, with its layered instruments that are all good(but mainly guitar) in an excellent chronology, and vocals that are similar to You Haunt Me.

Astronaut was another single that I've reviewed before, and it's a dreamy synth based song that would've been better after that would've been better after a very high energy song like High to ease into a quieter part of the album. 2am has a good bass line with sparse drumming and dreamy lyrics and a static-y building up keyboard that builds the song the song up back to the bass. The song conveys its feeling well, with everything building up just to be let down and resolved. Trippin' is a RnB-style song with a fast tempo that doesn't really suit Sir Sly and feels like a song that would play in a Uniqlo clothing store. Headfirst starts with a lonely whistling synth and working drums and piano that work decently well with the vulnerable lyrics that work very well with Landon Jacobs' voice(except the chorus). The album ends with the five and a half minute long track Oh Mama, a long slightly-gospel like ode to Landon Jacobs' deceased mother, which almost kills itself with an old rock organ that thankfully doesn't elaborate, and closes the album well with piano.

This album suffers with exactly what I predicted it might- it gets mired in low key songs with bad sampling, and the good songs are weighted down by that. Its's not quite as bad as The Neighbourhood's Wiped Out!, because it has three good and energetic songs(High, &Run, and Fun) instead of just one(RIP 2 My Youth). Sir Sly does best with fast tempos, buoyant guitars, and lyrics that are good without being overly experimental mush. Contrary to the album's name, I'm a bit worried how Sir Sly might turn out but am still optimistic for their future music.