First Impressions of Trust Issues by The PDX Broadsides

By EricMesa

- 2 minutes read - 407 words

At the time that I’m writing this, I’ve had Trust Issues for a few days. I signed up for the Kickstarter campaign after The Doubleclicks mentioned them. I then went to the PDX Broadsides’ bandcamp page and ended up buying the entire back catalog.

After having heard the album a few times, here are my first impressions:

  • Favorite Song: Robot vs Boy - although it seems like it should be the first track to a concept album and leaves me wanting to know more about the story
  • Most beautiful song: Dolores - about HBO’s Westworld
  • Most fun song: Tiny Little Octopus

Now, track-by-track:

  1. The Weather - I love the vocalizing on this track, but I have no idea what it’s about and why it goes from an ominous song to talking about the weather. So I enjoy listening, but will probably enjoy more when I know what it’s about.
  2. Rocket Science - a song I’d play to kids 7 or 8 and up about how treating others by the golden rule isn’t Rocket Science
  3. Acoustic Kitty - pretty funny premise, but one of the ones I currently like least
  4. Tiny Little Octopus - see above
  5. I’ll Eat You Last - this is a nerd version of the song my brother danced for his first dance. I don’t know what the song is, but it was a young Christipher Walken singing it and somewhat insulting the other person, but still being about love
  6. Noncompliant - a good feminist song
  7. Nerd Love Song - what it says on the tin.
  8. On the case - About Where’s Waldo? Probably the song I like the least
  9. Delta You Delta Me - a song about growing apart. I like how the chorus/bridge go
  10. We Want Rey - a great, fun song about how representation in media is a good first start, but what about representation in merchandising? Also has a part near the end reminiscent of the main verses in We Didn’t Start the Fire
  11. I Go Both Ways - a very fun song about not falling prey to flame wars/culture wars and just enjoying what you enjoy - even if it comes from rival companies. I didn’t get the line about the snails, though…
  12. Dolores - see above
  13. Robot vs Boy - see above
  14. Sign off - a whispered message that freaked out my 5 year old when it played because she didn’t expect someone to be whispering in the speakers.