Plucky little falsettos contrast with a chug-chug breakdown on "Tom Holland Oates." Thrash-and-grind drums mix with happy-go-lucky melodies on "Dr. "Self-Destruct" achieves the improbable feat of turning a panicky metal riff that sounds like Despised Icon into a sweetly satisfying pop chorus. In reviving the idea, Origami Angel treat it with the playful, goofy-ass sensibility that it deserves, making them more likely to avoid being ruthlessly mocked.
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Origami Angel combine skate-punk, power-pop and metalcore into something that resembles the "easycore" trend of the late 2000s - a subgenre of pop-punk that's even more embarrassing in hindsight than it was at the time. Their songs are sweet, frenzied little anthems for the introverts and sensitive-types.Ĭombining six years' worth of material, GAMI GANG is an explosion of ideas. The duo of vocalist/guitarist Ryland Heagy and drummer Pat Doherty have a rare ability to make music that sounds both tongue-in-cheek and intensely earnest. Next to the likes of Dogleg and Oso Oso, Origami Angel seem like the lovable goofballs of modern emo. Just about every song is a high-grade shot of dopamine. While Somewhere City mixed youthful fun with wistful yearning, GAMI GANG is a pure joy factory.
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It's a 20-track double album that mostly abides by the Barney Stinson philosophy on mixtapes: "get psyched." Almost all of the record's 50 minutes are dedicated to super-charged pop-punk ragers. With a title that affectionately nods to their fans, GAMI GANG is a bold move. Now that the cult fandom of Origami Angel's breakout debut, Somewhere City, has positioned them as a leading emissary in the fifth wave of emo, the Washington, D.C.-based band has more than enough good will to go big on their second record.