DESOTO REDS - HANGLIDE THRU YER WINDOW

Ever eat a really, really sweet candy bar? Sure. We all have. It’s delicious for the first couple bites. Heavenly, even. Then, perhaps suddenly, perhaps gradually, it starts to make you a little nauseous. Everything that’s good about it-- the sweetness, the chewy nougat, the caramel-- it’s all \"too\". What started off as a tasty treat has now given you a toothache, gut rot, and faucet ass.
Desoto Reds\' new album, Hanglide Thru Yer Window, is that gooier and richer and sweeter-than-is-comfortably-edible candy bar. On the surface, it’s a lot of what I like nowadays. It\'s got some fun, witty, and whiney whiteboy lyrics, hooky music, and kooky song titles like \"My Affair With Julia Roberts\", \"Kitten Tears\", and \"Psychic Hippie Mom\".
The music is a veritable smorgasbord of styles, ranging from straight pop to... goddamn, I don’t know... carnival music. Lots of pretty interesting, good, and absolutely fun ingredients that unfortunately add up to music that gives me cavities and a sickly feeling in my tummy. But, damn, if part of me doesn’t still kind of like it, even though it’s clearly not good for me.