Blame Game

by Beach Bunny

Overview

Chicago fuzz-pop outfit Beach Bunny follow up their highly rated 2020 debut with Blame Game, a brief but effective four-song EP. After a handful of early solo releases, frontwoman Lili Trifilio relaunched Beach Bunny as an indie rock quartet, giving her anxious exaltations a more durable and raucous edge. There was plenty to like about their last outing, Honeymoon, and fans of that release will likely find this side dish to be just as satisfying, albeit more condensed. Led by the inescapably tuneful "Good Girls (Don't Get Used)," Blame Game is woven with the connective tissues of sexism, incel -- involuntary celibate -- culture, turbulent relationships, and toxic masculinity, themes all too familiar to young women trying to connect in modern society. Even in the face of such challenges, Trifilio brings an optimistic tone to her songwriting, wrought as it is with an innate sense of weariness. This was one of the strengths of Beach Bunny's debut, and that bittersweetness comes through here as well on the bouncy "Nice Guys" and the dreamy title track. Her vocals seem to land at the breaking point of punk power and wistful yearning, lending the songs an allure that dovetails neatly with the crunchy, pop-driven arrangements. As a stand-alone release or an aperitif to their next full-length, Blame Game is another solid entry in the Beach Bunny canon. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2021
Label:	Mom + Pop Music
UPC:	0858275061512
Rank:	45455

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Beach Bunny   Primary Artist
Lili Trifilio   Guitar,Vocals
Matt Henkes   Guitar
Jon Alvarado   Drums
Anthony Vaccaro   Bass

Technical Credits

Ryan Schwabe   Mastering
Joe Reinhart   Mixing,Producer
Beach Bunny   Composer
Lili Trifilio   Lyricist
Stephanie Priscilla   Artwork