[Indie/Pop] Rafter : Animal Feelings

Rafter Animal feelings album review
To quote the venerable MrFukhed’s musing on Rafter’s YouTube video for “Paper,” “i bet theres gonna be a bunch of indie fucks swingin from the balls of this group.” As a dyed-in-the-wool indie fuck, I can attest to the categorical truth of this statement. Although Rafter Roberts has been releasing albums for almost five years, there really couldn’t be a better jumping off point into the world of Rafter than Animal Feelings. Working backwards through his catalogue ought to increase your appreciation of his earlier, more difficult material. Rafter has always had his finger to the pulse of pop, keeping even his most experimental tendencies grounded. His latest effort is a testament to that fact. Nothing sets toes to tapping like a quality pop song. Right from the start “No Fucking Around” comes straight down the middle. Literally, Rafter is flat out telling us there will be no fucking around with sampling snippets of improvised chaos and piecing together of randomized over-thoughts (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Previously Rafter made music for the mind, now he’s making it explicitly for the hips. Read Full Review at inyourspeakers.com