Throughout my entire collection of music, I would have to say that this is by far one of the most unique releases that I have heard. I am not too familiar with To Kill A Pretty Bourgeoisie, but their mix of genres on this album is something new- Shoe Gaze with Noisy Drones as the rhythm, to produce this fluid and full amalgamation of experimental rock meets harsh electronics.
The Patron has 10 tracks, all of which pretty much follow the same line of style: tonal intro, heavily effected tones that builds into a nice rhythm then enter the shoe gaze style female vocals followed by a beat, that is hard to tell if it is live drums being ran through some kind of effects or just programmed beats. I really am not trying to downplay this album, although I might be coming across a little negative, this is a really interesting album. For me, I like it, but then again I really enjoy inventiveness/experimentation when it comes to different musicians/projects that I find and hear for the first time.
There is a major drawback to this though; I would assume that this style really only appeals to a certain demographic of listeners. I don't see being able to copy this off for someone and hearing them rave about it when I ask their opinion of it, not because it isn't good, but due to the fact that there isn't any real hooks that would grab the average listener. It is overall a little downtrodden in style, no uplifting sounds on this release, but it is a dark portrayal of something that the artists are trying to get out, and with that they did a good job.
I would recommend this to my friends that are into different experimental progressive styles of music, but not the average music fan. If the songs were a little more diverse, even if they stuck to the same style, I would give it a better score.
Official Score- 3/5
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