Joy Buzzer
Pleased to Meet You
(Wicked Cool Records)
1.5/5
Joy Buzzer is a New York City power pop band formed in 2021. Since then, they’ve received high appraisals for some of their singles, with “You Don’t Even Know My Name” being given the weekly “the coolest song in the world” title on Little Steven’s Underground Garage. However, their first studio album, Pleased to Meet You, is rather disappointing.
The band is very clearly inspired by the 1960s pop-rock that made The Beatles and Chuck Berry famous. However, that type of music is outdated. The album attempts to sound like the pre-psychedelic Beatles and fails to contribute anything new.
Moreover, the songs sound the same and you’re left wondering if you just listened to a 31minute-long song by the end of the record. The only songs that stand out are “Mamaroneck” and “Vicki Loves a Garden” because of their deeper lyrical meaning, although the sound is pretty much the same as the other songs.