A nervy, garage-punk-blasted amalgam of
Beastie Boys
,
Beck
, and
Pissed Jeans
-- with a little bit of
Wu-Tang Clan
tossed in for good measure, the
Dangerbird
-issued
Freaked Out American Loser
is the sophomore studio long-player from the idiosyncratic, Milwaukee-bred, Brooklyn-based artist, producer, vlogger, and energy drink-slinging entrepreneur. On paper,
Juiceboxxx
sound like a mess (his influences run the gamut from
the Ramones
and
Public Enemy
to the
Chemical Brothers
Bruce Springsteen
), but on record he cuts a relatable and charismatic figure who manages to mind-meld high energy rap, pop, punk, garage, and classic rock into submission without losing the tiniest bit of flow. Employing a dense yet innately listenable fusion of cascading golden age rap beats, electro-shocked loops, and gnashing guitars,
is a pop culture pinball machine on full-tilt, and
JB
is at his most compelling when he augments his
Ad-Rock
-isms with a bit of
Mark E. Smith
-inspired punk veneer. ~ James Christopher Monger