The Singles Bar: Patrick Stump & Lupe Fiasco Celebrate Chicago with “This City”
by MJ on Jun 29, 2011 • 4:10 pm 2 CommentsThere’s a period of anticipation that’s understandable for an album, and then there’s a point you get to where it’s like “HOLY SHIT! WILL YOU JUST RELEASE THE FUCKING ALBUM ALREADY?!??!” I think Patrick Stump’s Soul Punk is starting to inch towards the latter.
However, there is a beacon of light!! The internets recently unleashed “This City”, which might be the first official single from Stump’s long-awaited solo debut. The electro-pop flavor that Stump’s recent solo work has is still very much in place here, as is a very Eighties’ influence. Actually, this song gives me SO much Eighties that I keep singing Starship’s “We Built This City” to myself when I play this song. Do you think that’s coincidental? (I’m being half-serious here.)
Stump’s signature breathless, hyper-dramatic vocals are present, and he’s joined by Lupe Fiasco. Recently on my shit list for his public comments labeling President Obama a terrorist (and making a phenomenally average album), Lupe redeems himself somewhat with his verse on the track.
Now can SOMEONE put the album out already?!??! Geez!
2 comments
Drew says:
Jun 29, 2011
I don’t give a shit what anyone says – I *love* Patrick Stump’s vocals. Loved ’em in Fall Out Boy, love ’em here.
But yeah, I dig this one – I’ve always felt like Patrick’s singing elevated a lot of FOB’s material, and as it turns out, placing his vox over a completely different track works out just as well. Lupe’s pretty good on the track – haven’t gotten too in-depth into his Obama comments yet – and, honestly, I didn’t think Lasers was all that bad. It’s not The Cool, but given the label tug-of-war that went on during its creation, I was expecting something ten times worse.
All in all, I’m really looking forward to Soul Punk. If it lives up to its title, I’ll be more than happy.
blerd says:
Jun 29, 2011
I think “Soul Punk” will be a good album. I liked the “Truant Wave” EP, even though I haven’t found myself listening to it as much lately as I did the first couple weeks it was out. I saw him live a few months ago and I found THAT disconcerting. There was something a bit off about the whole thing. Several of us who saw him theorize that it was nose candy-related.
I was SORELY disappointed by “Lasers”. Could barely find one likable thing about the entire album.