Sharp Pins - Balloon Balloon Balloon (2025)
Balloon Balloon Balloon is a light, compact indie pop record built on bright guitar lines and short, efficient song structures. The album moves quickly, favoring immediacy over depth, with melodies that arrive easily and depart just as fast. The production is clean and understated, keeping the focus on simple hooks and familiar jangle pop textures.
While the songs are consistently pleasant, they rarely distinguish themselves from one another. The pacing remains uniform, and the emotional range stays narrow throughout the record. Ideas are introduced and resolved without friction, leaving little sense of progression or accumulation.
The album succeeds as a casual listen, offering a series of tidy, well-constructed pop moments. However, the lack of contrast or expansion keeps it from making a stronger impression.
Genre: Jangle Pop
Country: US
Final Verdict: 59% (Forgettable Album)
Yearly Ranking: 751th / 854
Highlight: Takes So Long
Made me think of:
The Feelies
Real Estate
The Go-Betweens
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