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**I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler – Yacht**\
2015 • Indietronica • Downtown\
Compact Disc
A dance record with some thought behind it.
In a lot of ways, this thing was ahead of its time. It’s one of the first albums I can think of that really leans into techno-pessimism, and I think part of that comes from singer Jona Bechtolt’s other gig as a tech journalist.
I’ve always found the term “indietronica” a little screwy. How is this really different from synth-pop? I think what it means is that hipsters are allowed to like it, but nobody would chase it out of an EDM festival with a stick.
Whatever you call it, the album clearly did something right. It hit #9 on Billboard’s US Top Dance Albums chart.
The title track is fine. But the one that really gets its claws into me is “I Wanna F*ck You Till I’m Dead.”
That thing is LOUD, gnarly, and sleazy. Just filthy energy pouring out of it.
I haven’t run any data analysis on the mastering, but my ears are telling me this album is pushed pretty hard.
And you know what? I don’t really mind.
Because even with the loud mastering, it still sounds like somebody gave a damn. No digital clipping. No complete wreckage. And through my surround sound home theatre, it actually sounds pretty damn good.
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