Wetdream

Yes, the artist name is a god-darn dream smp reference. However, this is very much a case of don’t judge a book by its cover.

This is such an underrated record. Unfortunately Willy Rodriguez disbanded after making this, so it is their last album, and what an album it is. I personally love noisy music, I am very much a shoegaze fan, and this is noise done just about perfectly for me. The production and instrumentals are so, so perfect. It has these, I don’t know, winter-y christmas-y sounds at times (Snowing in Las Vegas) upon which the most haunting lyrics lay. The noise and purely instrumental portions represent his desperation, suffering and hatred so perfectly well.

The lyrical content, although quite dark, is also pretty underrated. It pervades with these poignant feelings of hatred and desperation and everything in between. It is not a record for everyone, both because of how noisy it is, and also because of the themes it covers. If you’re fine with both, this is very much a record worth checking out. I don’t think I have ever heard a better noise-pop record. I miss Willy Rodriguez :(