Released 14 years ago this November
Gang Banged With a Headache, and Live
Don Caballero · 2012
42 min · 10 tracks · post-rock
Intricate guitar work intertwines with complex rhythms, creating a dynamic soundscape that challenges and captivates listeners.
Top tracks — play these first
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Fire Back About Your New Baby’s Sex — This opening track features complex time signatures and dynamic shifts that set the tone for the album, showcasing the band's technical prowess.
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Delivering the Groceries at 138 Beats Per Minute — The driving rhythm and layered guitars create a frenetic energy that exemplifies Don Caballero's ability to blend chaos with precision.
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Let’s Face It Pal, You Haven’t Lived Afro Pop — This track combines playful melodic lines with intricate drumming patterns, highlighting the band's unique approach to composition while offering a more experimental sound.
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I Never Liked You — A standout piece that contrasts softer passages with intense climaxes, illustrating the emotional depth and dynamic range present throughout the live performance.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
InstrumentalThe album showcases intricate compositions and complex rhythms typical of post-rock, rewarding attentive listening.
What we noticed
- Guitar melodies often intertwine with intricate drum patterns, resulting in a dense and layered sound.
- Several tracks exceed six minutes, allowing for extended instrumental passages that explore themes rather than traditional song structures.
- Composition 25% of the score
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8/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Fire Back About Your New Baby’s Sex 4:27
- 2 And and and, He Lowered the Twin Down 4:13
- 3 In the Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One May Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull 3:52
- 4 Delivering the Groceries at 138 Beats Per Minute 4:29
- 5 Don Caballero 3 3:37
- 6 Let’s Face It Pal, You Haven’t Lived Afro Pop 6:38
- 7 Belted Sweater 2:11
- 8 Palm Trees in the Fecking Bahamas 4:06
- 9 I Never Liked You 5:27
- 10 From the Desk of Elsewhere Go 3:51
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