By Chad Boswell
Staff Writer
On April 24, 2012, Californian band Death Grips released their debut album and most popular album titled “The Money Store”. This album was very successful and was very anticipated by fans after their mixtape Exmilitary. This album to this day is still very loved by fans of experimental rap itself and the members of the band Death Grips. The Money Store is a very noise/sound type album mixed with effects and samples from the internet.
Death Grips is a band that formed in Sacramento CA, and the band consists of members Stefan Burnett (mainly known as MC Ride), Zach Hill, and Andy Morin and this trio has been making music since 2010. This band is very mysterious but also knows a lot at the same time. Death Grips have released 8 albums while they have been together and have grown a larger fan base since. The Money Store is a really interesting album and stands out a lot from the other projects that Death Grips have released.
The Money Store was their most anticipated album and caught a new rhythm that nobody had heard from Death Grips before. On their first album, it was a more lyrical rap-rock album but they changed things up with the Money Store. In this album, they introduced many aspects of their band like sound/noise sci-fi type stuff. They also introduced the actual experimental side of their band including all these mixes of noises and sounds and electronic vibe that make the songs very enjoyable to listen to.
Some things I like about this album is obviously the electronic vibe of the album but the stand out popular songs from it, some of the songs I liked from this album are “Get Got, The Fever (Aye Aye), Hustle Bones, I’ve seen footage, Double Helix, System Blower, Punk weight, Bit*h please, Hacker.” All those songs are very good and I personally enjoyed them a lot but some things I did not like from this album are just the songs I don’t like on the album and those songs and the production of it just don’t stand out to me as much as the other songs on the album. Most songs and production are really good and very enjoyable to listen to.
In my personal opinion, I would give this album a 9/10. The Money Store is a very good album and I recommend it to anybody who likes electronic-type albums or just experimental music. The album might become a 10 for me in the future but as of right now it is a 9 just because of the songs that don’t stand out to me as much. This album is still very good and I see myself still listening to it every day.
