If you were expecting something different from the debut then you might be best off moving away. Get Awkward is still obviously the same BYOP, the same noise, the same snarling Jemima stealing the hearts of thousands of young men, the same fantastically nursery punk lyrics.
They still are the modern day equivalent of learn three chords; join a band of the 1970s and 1980s. But who said that was a bad thing? No there’s not a lot of progression present in this second album, but who needs progression when you can write 2 minute punk pop gems? It’s not like this hasn’t been done before, and it can hardly be called challenging but this album is unashamedly fun and a celebration of being a young bratty punk.
It’ll be interesting to see what they do for album 3, if they make it there at all, but for the moment this is as essential as food, water and sleep… or if you take the BYOP philosophy to heart, no food, intoxicants and bubblegum. Cynics, and people who are too mature might not like it and yes, they are stylistically limited, this record wont change your life. But it will make it a bit more enjoyable. Don’t go to BYOP challenging music; purchase this album for something that is refreshingly snotty and loud, but is ultimately poppy, punky and fun.
7/10
it seems you’re not aware of their recent break up
i agree with your review. this album is kind of an angsty mess but a fun mess to sing along too!
I should have said, i wrote this review just after the record came out, and they hadn’t split up then!
Personally i think it was probably the right thing to do as well, I dont really see where they could have gone beyond this album, it was pretty similar to the first really, and they couldn’t just keep releasing the same album all the time.
Cheers for the comment!