- Record Label: Little Record Company
- Release Date: Nov 12, 2013
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Dec 11, 2013Ultimately, Some Things Never Stay the Same is a classic second album: it's not as consistent as Starting from Nowhere, but its highlights suggest Heidecker & Wood will deliver even more convincing and subtly funny songs next time.
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Nov 14, 2013The music is cleaner and tighter, and the lyrics let listeners in on the joke a little more clearly without sacrificing their methods.
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Nov 21, 2013It’s fun, it’s derivative, it’s about 30 years too late, but it’s also rock solid.
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Nov 14, 2013The L.A.-based duo succeeds by mixing the best aspects of yacht rock, soft rock, boogie rock, meadow rock and country rock--but with the added urgency of gangsta rap.
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MagnetDec 18, 2013You may smirk, but you're more likely to sing along to Some Things Never Stay The Same than to crack up at its extra-layering and gratuitous cymbal flourishes. [No. 105, p.55]
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Nov 21, 2013Irony’s the entry point, the aesthetic and intellectual rigging that supports the record, a way into enjoying it.
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Jan 7, 2014As far as such [vanity] projects go, you could do worse than Some Things Never Stay the Same. But you could also do much better.
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Nov 14, 2013Bone-dry sessionman rock that’s either fun or stultifying depending on your mood is a tricky proposition, but fans of the TEASGJ sensibility should enjoy it either way.
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Nov 14, 2013The album's humor is similar to Heidecker's TV work, sharing much of its strange not-sure-if-this-is-supposed-to-be-funny moments; if it hasn't resonated with you before, it won't here. Tim & Eric fans should enjoy it, though; dumb joke lyrics aside, it's surprisingly catchy.