The Band CAMINO - The Band CAMINO (Album)
Your Mom’s favorite band CAMINO is back with their debut album, which is crazy to me cause they have so much good music out, dating all the way back to 2016 & only now are we finally getting their first full length & if you’ve been following them since, trust me, it’s well worth the wait. Who knew a song titled “EVERYBODYDIES” would sound this sweetly earnest, it’s that classic Power Pop we’ve come accustomed to from the guys & those same sincere lyrics for a bittersweet opener that sets the tone for the rest of the record. Of course, once we do die is when we finally get those “Roses” we so craved to smell when we still could, a depressing thought sure but we’re living in a time where it seems like, we almost fetishize our own sadness but instead of waiting to get them from others, stop & smell them yourself while you can.
I love how this title is kinda calling back to its predecessor, cause the girl he’s talking to is clearly a thorn underneath his skin but he seems drawn to that frustration she brings out of him, he must be reliving a past trauma through her but it’s my favorite track on this record, right there with classics from them like “2/14”. On “I Think I Like You”, he does not want to be alone, head over heels for this woman but she may not be too good for him & though he’s intuitive enough to know it, he’s too lost in her beauty that he can look past all the red flags, it’s a definite floor stopper & a bit of a curveball musically.
Right back to the crunchy indie rock though with “Know It All”, where he addresses possibly an ex talking about him to a new guy as if she knows fully who he is, I don’t believe she does but he knows all about her on “Who Do You Think You Are” as he ponders what could’ve been. I think it’s beautiful & shows a lot about his character to apologize to his mom in the midst of all this cause it’s not like he has to but we all crave the approval of a parent, their the first people we try to please in our lives, why would we want to hurt them, I’m sure we all feel bad even when it’s inadvertent but we can’t always live up to whatever idealized version of ourselves live in the minds of a our parents, sorry but, nor should we be obliged. There’s so much more sincerity & introspection throughout the rest of this album & I’d say they executed this debut by doing just that, sticking to that formula that’s worked for them & expanding on it & though it’s been a long time coming, we’ve only just begun.