Zack: Each song on Moss Side Story can be placed in
one of three categories: songs that would be much better if Kanye was rapping
over them, songs that April Ludgate definitely has on her Grzzyltunes, and
songs that I’m pretty sure were on the soundtrack for a GameBoy remake of a
classic Final Fantasy game. It’s very dramatic. It’s also not very good.
Sometimes you can listen to movie soundtracks and marvel at how they capture
the energy that a scene needs to emit. Moss Side Story sort of fluctuates
between these emotions; sometimes it’s meant to be creepy, others jovial. It
never really feels remotely cohesive, let alone like it’s telling a story
without needing visuals or even words. Overall, Moss Side Story will probably
go down as one of the kookier albums we’ve listened to, which is not a category
filled with flattering company.
Favorite Tracks: Autodestruction; Suck on the Honey of Love;
The Man with the Golden Arm
Emily: Moss Side Story purports to be the soundtrack to a fictional movie. Well, if it were an actual movie I don't think I would watch it. I don't know what kind of movie it would be, since the music jumps around from Hitchock-noir to James Bond action to what I presume are hidden nods to West Side Story (considering the album title and all). An instrumental soundtrack is meant to enhance a story, not tell it itself, and in either sense I don't think this album succeeds.
Favorite Tracks: The Man with the Golden Arm; The Swinging Detective; Central Control
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