Sunburn

by Dominic Fike

Overview

Sunburn, the sophomore album from Euphoria actor and songwriter/vocalist Dominic Fike, continues the often light and feel-good sound he established on earlier material, with occasional undercurrents of emotional gravity balanced out by moments of overwhelmingly by-the-numbers pop. Mellow, relatively gentle tunes like "Dancing in the Courthouse" and "Pasture Child" have a lazy lope to them not unlike Fike's previous singles, but with more of a sunny West Coast flair to them. The distorted but melodic guitars of "Ant Pile," the Anthony Kiedis-modeled flow of "Frisky," and the backing vocals from Rivers Cuomo himself on "Think Fast" -- a song that borrows its cadence directly from Weezer's "Undone - The Sweater Song" -- are all elements that give Sunburn a dreamy nostalgia for the alt-pop-heavy days of the late '90s and early 2000s, even if it's a nostalgia for an era Fike personally lived through as an infant. While the majority of the album is breezy and unassuming, the radio-ready pop detailing of "Mona Lisa" cuts through a little more than most, with manicured hooks and sonic sweetening that feel tailored for commercial blockbuster status. ~ TiVo Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2023
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0196588158919
Rank:	1783

Tracks

1. How Much Is Weed?
2. Ant Pile
3. Think Fast
4. Sick
5. 7 Hours
6. Dancing In The Courthouse
7. Bodies
8. Sunburn
9. Pasture Child
10. 4x4
11. Frisky
12. Mama's Boy
13. Dark
14. What Kinda Woman

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dominic Fike   Primary Artist
Weezer   Primary Artist