Take a bit of R&B rootsiness, mix in catchy tunefulness and silly-pop humor, pour over an upbeat tempo and congratulations, you've successfully mixed your first Lach! Where, you ask, would you serve such a concoction? Anywhere that you'd successfully offer a Ben Folds Five, a Nerf Herder or perhaps wherever you'd serve Cake. Hospitality metaphors aside, Blang! is a work of impeccable anti-folk pop craftsmanship. And lest this description comes across as too tame, Lach throws in just enough punk attitude to make things really rock! A fine example of the type of songs on Blang! is "Kiss Loves You", which depicts the experience of growing up on '70s hard rock and succeeds as both humor and nostalgia. Another highlight is "Ambition Burns"; it's more somber than the other tracks, but it's a cleverly-crafted, ambivalent muse on the subject of success, selling out and becoming jaded. To summarize, Lach combines wit and wisdom in his catchy pop-folk-punk.
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