Okay, you know I’m a sucker for a clever song title and, naturally, I was caught by this one. It isn’t just the chuckle-inducing rhyme, it’s just the over all relatability that comes from not only the song title, but also the band name. I mean, come on, who isn’t ‘Just a Mess’ right now and can’t we all hope to be “Very Clever and Full of the Devil”? Needless to say, I was in love with this song before I even hit play and, although that has back fired on me in the past, it did not when it comes to this super perfect track.
Words and phrases like emo punk, jazzy chords, and synthesizer love should not go together but that’s exactly how I would describe this song. The vocals definitely feel straight out of the early 2000s with a very old-school Senses Fail meets From First to Last kind of vibe. The sound of a synthesizer is super strong throughout this track giving the song just the slightest kind of 80s influence and infectious beat. On top of all of this, you have these chords happening throughout the track that had an almost jazzy math kind of thing to them. Top it all off with a super catchy chorus and an insanely infectious beat and you are left with Just a Mess and all of their glory. Really, there’s no good way to describe this band. It’s just one of those groups that you have to hear for yourself and “Very Clever and Full of the Devil” is the perfect place to start.
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