Happy Saturday, everyone! Today we go back to basics with an overdue review of Survay Says new album Observations of the Human Condition.
First impressions: Any album that has a song titled “I Aim To Misbehave” definitely has promise. Yep, I have a good feeling about this one…
While part of me wished that “Misbehave” was the first song on the album, I was also very happy with the way it started. There is a slow introduction that builds in tempo and fullness of sound until it dives into the first real track of the album, “Ode To My Willpower (Or Lack Thereof),” which holds nothing back. The whole album is full of driving rhythms that make you wanna get up and dance.
Not only do I love the actual music in this one, I am a fan of the song tittles as well. Besides “I Aim To Misbehave” we also get tracks like “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” It’s A Great Day For America Everybody,” and “Cake Eater”. We also get some fun guest appearances by David McWane of Big D and the Kids Table and Joe Ragosta of Patent Pending. As someone who has been thrown into the ska scene recently thanks to dating someone in a ska band, I have noticed that a lot of these bands all know each other and stay connected in some way. In fact, I’m pretty sure I started listening to Survay Says because of The Pandemics. It’s nice to see a scene that, although it has waves, still manages to stay consistently fun and never seems to get old.
So yeah, I could keep going but honestly the whole album is great and a prefect listen for your first summer road trip. The album was released in April, so if you don’t have it yet then you should GET ON IT. If you like fun, I promise you’ll like this too. Hell, I’m pretty sure I could put this on repeat and not be bored for awhile. In fact, here I go…