1000 gecs by 100 gecs

This duo from St. Louis was probably the most difficult thing I listened to (and still enjoyed) in all of 2019. Every time I’d put it on at work or at home (not very often, admittedly), I’d sheepishly qualify it by saying “if anyone hates this, I’m happy to turn it off.” To my surprise, nobody ever did. A few of my coworkers (who are all younger than me, it should be said) liked it and questioned why I’d even thought to turn it off. Just goes to show: getting old is a bitch.

100 gecs consists of Dylan Brady and Laura Les, who met at a party way back in 2012. Currently, they both live in separate cities (LA and Chicago, respectively), and given they rarely breath the same air, they create music by sharing music files back and forth online. They released their first EP back in 2016, and 1000 gecs is their first full-length album.

“Full-length” is a bit of a misnomer, as the album is only 23:07 long. But what a powerful 23 minutes it is. Everything on this album is unnecessary and excessive, yet it somehow gels extremely well. This is the future of pop music, here and now. The song above, “Money Machine,” is one of their more tame songs, which should give you an indication about how radical the rest of the album is.

Grab those reins and hold on tight. Don’t give up early, and you’ll be surprised at your disappointment when the end comes in quickly.

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30. In the Morse Code of Brake Lights by The New Pornographers
31. Radiant Dawn by Operators

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