“Machine Gun Kelly’s last album, ‘Tickets To My Downfall’, played a huge part in kicking down the door for the ongoing pop-punk resurgence. Back when that record was released in 2020, the genre was dominated by nostalgia, but ‘Downfall’’s forward-facing blend of angst, anxiety and snarling guitars resonated with a new generation and gave Colson Baker his first Number One album in America. 18 month”
“As a rapper, Machine Gun Kelly once vied for Eminem’s crown. However, his Hot Topic aesthetic and take on rock-rap always felt more suited to a spot on the Warped tour. It made his reboot to pop-punk star on 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall – facilitated by Blink-182 drummer and genre revivalist Travis Barker – feel as inevitable as his subsequent tabloid-baiting romance with actor Megan Fox: the pai”
“His buzzsaw-bubblegum can be entertaining. But he needs to realize that "introspective" songwriting is about more than just yelling about how much you suck”
“MACHINE GUN KELLY - MAINSTREAM SELLOUT / 2022 / BAD BOY / POP PUNK”
