{"id":14115,"date":"2020-12-07T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14115"},"modified":"2020-12-06T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T16:04:07","slug":"the-network-money-money-2020-pt-ii-joe-robot-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14115","title":{"rendered":"The Network – ‘Money Money 2020 Pt II’ (Joe Robot Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After a 17 year gap, the mythical beings that are The Network drop their second long-player. Who are they? What are they? Is a question we would all like to know but with only names like Fink, Van Gough, and Snoo to go on and a vague background they leave us guessing. What I do know is that they\u2019ve dropped an album of pure quality so let\u2019s pick out some highlights from this 25 track monster of a record.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Prophecy\u201d kicks us off with a spoken word warning for mankind and launches into the chorus of \u201cWe\u2019re right you’re wrong and we told you so\u201d and lets us know that we should have listened to the band\u2019s warning all those years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheory of reality\u201d is an urgent upbeat number and sets the tone for the rest of the album.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrans AM\u201d is an atmospheric number with a great bass line running throughout the song.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsphyxia\u201d is an instant earworm and its melody instantly lodges in the listener\u2019s brain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIvankkka is a nazi\u201d is a contender for song of the year as it\u2019s not only a great singalong number but the lyrics are brilliant with lines such as \u201cIvanka is a nazi, she\u2019s in the KKK\u201d and \u201cShe has a Gucci swastika and loves the NRA\u201d it’s simply a great track.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlat Earth\u201d is another gem of a song with the band telling us that if we think the world is round that we indeed are wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cDegenerate\u201d has a funky, new wave feel with some scratchy guitar and is another top tune.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarolina\u2019s ultimate Netflix tweet\u201d is a short blast of pure power-pop-punk goodness.<\/p>\n

\u201cRespirator\u201d has a great keyboard opening and yet again the lyrics are great with lines such as \u201cI used to be an anti-mask crusader but now I\u2019m on a respirator\u201d drawing on the recent events with covid 19 and people refusing to wear a mask for others safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cCancer is the new black\u201d has a great twangy guitar riff and an awesome drum track that keeps the album quality at an all-time high.<\/p>\n