MeanGirls Make You Squirm in the Best Possible Way

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MeanGirls Make You Squirm in the Best Possible Way

http://ovrld.com/album-reviews/meangirls-make-you-squirm-in-the-best-possible-way/

OVRLD/By Justin FinneyFebruary 11, 2016

"The music critic intelligentsia generally has a derisive opinion (if it has an opinion at all) on modern day emo music. The consensus seems to be that emo (a subgenre of punk) is so emotionally overwrought and devoid of lyrical irony that it can't be taken seriously (ironic in of itself since most emo bands are hyper-serious in their presentation). And I must confess at the outset of this review—I count myself as one of those aforementioned critics who think that most of what passes for emo today is simply god-awful. If you've recently landed on a Clear Channel radio station in your car by accident and heard Fall Out Boy's latest single "Centuries," you will know what I mean. "