A Laughing Death in Meatspace
by Tropical Fuck Storm
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
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  1. Doxxman5
    Dec 11, 2018
    10
    I don't give out "10 ratings" lightly, but this is the best and most consistent album released in quite a while, a return to form of psych-blues that is a joy to behold. The husband and wife duo behind The Drones take a minor detour in a side project with a hilarious name, only harnessing their sound to be more unified and slightly less experimental in genre jumping. Still, the band letsI don't give out "10 ratings" lightly, but this is the best and most consistent album released in quite a while, a return to form of psych-blues that is a joy to behold. The husband and wife duo behind The Drones take a minor detour in a side project with a hilarious name, only harnessing their sound to be more unified and slightly less experimental in genre jumping. Still, the band lets loose the rock n roll in the demented "Two Afternoons" and "Antimatter Animals", they work over your emotions with the languid "You Let My Tyres Down" and the militant "The Future of History", they let atmosphere take control on the strange "Chameleon Paint" and abstract instrumental "Shellfish Toxin".

    Title track "A Laughing Death in Meatspace" is their manifesto on the state of the world, and it may highlight our problems as members of humanity better than any song in recent memory. "Rubber Bullies" is the most potent blast of energy, searing everything that has come before and serving as a perfect finale. This album changes the landscape or rock music by combining everything that came before into a magnificent witches cauldron of ideas, and the aftershocks will be felt well into the coming decades.    … Expand
  2. anisha
    May 10, 2019
    10
    Quite simply the best rock album of the year (and that's saying something for a year that produced "Boarding House Reach", "Wide Awake", "Joy as an Act of Resistance" and "You Won't Get What You Want") and one of the best albums of both the year and possibly decade. What a fun and terrifying ride into the apocalypse!

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    Aug 27, 2019
    80
    Throughout the record, Tropical Fuck Storm intentionally eschew formulaic song structure, relying on unconventional songwriting rather than mining pseudo-psych-rock. As a result, the sense of apocalyptic adventure is palpable; luckily, it's a joy to go along for the ride.
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  2. Blurt Magazine
    Feb 21, 2019
    80
    It’s a combination of old and new, letting Liddiard play to his strengths as a writer while letting a new band paint his compositions in different colors. That blend of comfort and risk makes A Laughing Death in Meatspace one of the best rock records of 2018.
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  3. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2018
    60
    Tropical Fuck Storm's wonky rock discordance is not quite as provocative as they perhaps think. Nevertheless, there's still plenty to be enjoyed here. [Feb 2019, p.90]
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