Look What I Did – “Atlas Drugged”

If you’ve heard this band before, and especially if you’re a fan, then their previous work Minuteman For The Moment is more than likely at the top of your list of most interesting albums you’ve ever heard, as their myspace quote pretty much sums up their brilliant existence: “confusing the shit out of hardcore kids since 2001.”  LWID is not the most popular band, but their fan-base is strong and devoted.  Their on-stage presence is unlike most, being fronted by a seemingly meth’ed out political lunatic backed by guitar noises among the likes of The Jesus Lizard mixed with Frank Zappa, Marnie Stern, and Faith No More.  Not strange enough? How about you take all those references and throw in the fact that it’s CATCHY?  This is the band that music snobs wish they could see on MTV and hear on the radio, but hope will never get too big so that they can pretentiously name them on the top of their list knowing not many people will understand.

Look What I Did’s latest effort, Atlas Drugged, is driven by politics, radio repetition,  anti-misandry, religion, philosophy, and much more.  However, it is done so well that you don’t even realize a song is about burning down the federal reserve until you’re singing along while reading the lyrics.  The messages aren’t so cleverly hidden or subliminal as much as they are beautifully written in.  The album moves swiftly, taking you from banging your head against the wall to jumping up and down to sitting back trying to figure out all the layers while hearing your own heartbeat.  This album will certainly be at the top of your playlist for weeks on end, if not months (that is, if you can get a grasp in understanding the music).  This isn’t for the commercial-friendly, but is certainly needs to be heard.  Five out of five stars.