20 dec 2025
holy shit, this album is really good. i wasn't very familiar with stomach book's work before this point, but listening to this album was an experience. the noisy guitar tones and drum samples are cachophonous and distorted but extremely well-mixed, and contrasted with vivian's screechy and frantic vocal performances, it makes for an awesome, sonically full, and emotion-steeped experience. i cried a lot listening to this album. "Nothing Special" is my favorite track on this album, encapsulating all the emotions that come with suffering in silence, on a track that is so noisy and maximalist that i consider to be the song representation of screaming out for help. it's seriously good, give it a listen.
okay, i'll admit, there is a bit of bias with this one, because i was actually one of the first people to hear this album, before it was released on streaming services at a damag3 live show in fresno. however, that doesn't diminish the fact that this album is so well-made. damag3 and all her collaborators on this album sound so good together. this album is as introspective as it is militant, with critiques of capitalism and the systems that have persisted for years to our detriment being prominent throughout. i really like the song "HUNTR_SHAFR," a high-octane and bragadocious gender envy anthem, with a heavy dose of