Review: Warpaint's self titled album

8.5/10

Everything Warpaint do always turns me into a meaningful, trying-to-be-interesting teenager and honestly, I love it. I love that they're a girl band and they haven't turned out crap because lets face it, most do. Warpaint make me feel important to the world and make me want to go out and do everything I've ever wanted to do. Their latest album is no different.

Warpaint's self titled, second album is not a huge change from their usual sound but feels a lot more complex than anything that they have done before. It's been three (and a bit) years since their debut and an extraordinary ten years since they formed. They have certainly come a long way, and it has all been worth it.

'Intro' is obviously, an introduction to the album. It starts off with a steady, repetitive drum beat and a calming guitar riff, along with a few intentional "Sorry, I came in at the wrong time" type lines. Keeping it raw. 'Keep it Healthy' comes next, staying very close to Warpaint's routes. Echoey vocals, a short yet VERY catchy riff and a drum beat that you find yourself nodding along to. Next is the single 'Love is to Die', which is definitely one of my favourites. When first hearing it, it kept me hopeful, knowing that 'Warpaint' would not disappoint. A few tracks go by, then my personal favourite comes along. 'Disco//very' feels quite different to the rest of album. It makes me want go out and be really cool, in a hoody, and go round and cause trouble. It's not surprising with the lyrics 'She'll eat you alive'. For such a short and simple name, 'CC' is a very interesting song. It's third to last on the whole album and feels like it's preparing you for the end, sort of like a calming down song until we do, unfortunately, end up at the last song, 'Son'. Just from the name, the meaning on the song could be interpreted in various ways. Although it is the last song and the song which finishes a fabulous album, it does feel like Warpaint have gone right back to their first songs, which is definitely not a bad thing! Perhaps it is a reminder that they are still the Warpaint they were when they first started, seeing as both 'Exquisite Corpse' and 'The Fool' got some very good reviews. And who could blame them?

-Amy