Nevermen‘s long-awaited eponymous debut is released worldwide today. After a first listen, I can confirm that the record has the fingerprints of Mike Pattton all over it. And the album is picking up mostly positive reviews.
Rolling Stone:
Heroes of alt-metal, art-rock and underground rap team up for a thrillingly dense debut
The Skinny:
The results are a timeless, genre-smashing work with a psychedelic soul. Inevitably, fans of any constituent member will find vivid snatches of past guises strewn across the debut’s ten tracks, but the collective whole works toward something more, determined to dart off into the unknown at every labyrinthine lyrical turn.
Consequence of Sound:
Fortunately, Patton shaped these sessions, granting Nevermen a coherence and structure. It’s never as powerful an album as the members of Nevermen have proven capable of creating separate from this band, and at times their voices clash at incongruous angles — but, those moments of frisson make the experiment worthwhile. When all three voices join together with the precision of a diamond laser-cutter, they’re an unparalleled force.
Under the Radar
So many jerks of the steering wheel may not be for the faint of heart, but the trio coheres remarkably well, and the blizzard of ideas works like regular blasts of fresh oxygen or caffeine. Or both.
Irish Times
Nevermen provides fascinating insights into where the threesome’s collective heads are at when freed from their other duties.
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Interesting to see Patton so excited about this project. He seems to want it really succeed, now as for the album, I listened to the three promo singles and quite liked them, the album itself isn’t as. Good as I was anticipate ting but still it’s very catchy in parts and moody in other parts. It’s. Better than Peep imo and has a lot more re-listen value.
On a side note, with this, Kaada, upcoming Tomahawk and maybe Fantomas albums I really can’t see a fnm record in the. Near future which is disappointing.
Well, I like it better today than I did yesterday…the pop / catchiness is there, but it’s subtle in places and really creeps up on you. I’m definitely glad they did it and that I bought it. But then I think…how did I miss that last time? Peeping Tom was a big miss for me on most of the tracks…as in, I think I get what he was going for, but kind of missed it. Nevermen seemed random at first, but then you kind of realize the level of thought with some of this must have been extreme. I would venture to guess that I’m feeling about this album exactly as they intended…a little challenged but definitely pleased.
I’m always interested in a new Patton project and most of them I like or love. Unfortunately not this one. I think it’s just awful.
Just like the reviews suggest…I like it alot, but I’m not in love. The album is best in it’s quiet, melodic moments when it doesn’t sound like they are trying too hard. I really enjoyed Tetema and have been listening to it quite a bit over the last year. This is one is very different. So far, it’s pulling me to listen to it several times in several days, so that’s a good sign. If anyone is on the fence, you can’t go wrong with a Patton project. This one sounds like equal parts Patton, Tunde, and doseone, and that works in it’s favor because all sound really good.
Really digging this. Waiting for my vinyl to arrive.