Anniversaries by Senior Living

Welcome/welcome back to the blog! Today we're going to be talking about Anniversaries by Senior Living. Senior Living is a punk/dream pop band from Albany, New York. 

Not too long ago, Senior Living released a short album/long EP. The release consisted of 9 tracks and a listening time of just over 25 minutes. 

The opening track is Carousel, this is a track that doesn't even last a minute and a half. Although this is a short song, it certainly packs a punch. It had a unique sound and feel to it, and as an intro track, I'm not mad at it. It's not a track I'm overly enamoured with, but it's decent enough. It's an alright track, but it doesn't blow my mind away. 

The second track is Depression OG, which I mean big mood. This track sounds a bit more like my cup of tea, and it seems to pack a bit more a punch than the previous track. I think this is a highly relatable track, and one that I'd definitely listen to a fair bit. It has a rough, not so refined feel to it. It's a decent track, it's a pretty solid track. I quite like it, and could imagine myself reaching for this song a fair bit due to the highly relatable lyrics. It kind of gives me The Front Bottoms vibes. 

The third track on the release, is 100 mg tabs, which I mean, also mood. This is a slower, more raw feeling track compared to some of the other tracks on the EP. It's an alright song, I'm not blown away by it, but I do think it has a bit of a unique sound and feel to it. It's decent enough, it's more of a mood dependant song for me. It's not my favourite, but it's not bad. 

Up next comes, anatomy/a sedentary lifestyle. This is more of an interlude than a track really, it's mainly a spoken track, and I do actually really like spoken tracks. I think they just add a little something to a release. So, I'm quite happy with this track. Although, this is a track I'd really only listen to if I was listening to the entire EP, I still think this is a good track. 

Washington Heights comes on next, and again, I'm not opposed to this track. This is a bit slower to some of the previous tracks, whilst still being a full band piece. It's decent enough, I'd actually reach for this song a bit more than some of the other tracks. It's got a lot more spoken elements rather than sung elements. This is a decent enough track, and I do really like it. 

The track that follows on is, Bigot. This is one of the faster, more angsty tracks on the EP. It's decent enough, it's not a bad track in any sense. It's definitely a decent track, and I think this track converses a good message with the lyrics. I quite like this track, and I'd probably put it up there with my favourite tracks from this EP. 

Dominick follows on, and it's one of the best tracks on the release. This is one of the tracks I like the most. It does what I expect of it, and a bit more. It's a decent track, and I'd probably reach for this track more than the rest of the tracks. I actually really like this track, and I think it's a pretty solid track. 

The penultimate track is Sourir, which I will be honest, I just didn't vibe with. It wasn't doing it for me. I was a bit bored of it after a while. I didn't really resonate with it. I've spoken about this many times, but long songs always fail to hold my attention unless they're something truly magnificent. I just struggled to pay attention to this song for long enough. 

The last track is, everyone dreams about dying. I mean the title itself is accurate. A large portion of this track is instrumental, which again, makes it hard for me to pay attention to the track. I get bored with large instrumentals. That's nothing against the band, I personally, just struggle with it. It sounds quite calming, and I love that about this track, I just wish there was a bit more to it. 

Overall, I'm not in love with this EP. There are some good tracks on it, but there's also some that really weren't for me. However, I am still going to give it a 4 out of 5 lemons, because although this isn't my favourite release I've ever released, it's still decent and I know loads of people will love this grungier sound. If you like artists like Prime (UK Band) and Nirvana and The Front Bottoms, then Senior Living could be the one for you. However, tracks like Depression OG, Dominick and Bigot were stand out tracks to me and I really like them. I think they're solid tracks. 

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