Every music fan I know has a musical sweet spot, the middle of a venn diagram wherein resides the music they absolutely fucking love. They may "listen to everything (except country!)," but it's that intersection that represents their absolute favorite musical sensibilities, regardless of genre. For me, that melting pot looks something like a stew of slow- to mid-tempo, atmospheric, ten-plus minute songs with progressive shifts, strong melodies, a bit of groove, and harmonizing vocals. I love bands and songs that stray from those tendencies, but when an album lands right in that sweet spot... that's the fuckin'
jam. There's a comfort there, a knowledge that you as a listener have heard enough to know what you like. I bring this musical g-spot up because to me, the only thing better than finding something new that fits into an established idea of "favorite" music is finding something new that doesn't check
any of your Favorites boxes, but still gets your head banging, your pulse racing, and your motor running. From the title of this post, I'm obviously talking about
Hostage Animal, the third full-length from All Pigs Must Die.
