Album Review: Guy Walks into a Bar... by Mini Mansions

Mini Mansions hinted they were getting more serious -- or, at least, more confessional -- with the title track of their 2018 EP Works Every Time. As it turns out, that was just a glimpse of the musical and emotional territory they cover on Guy Walks into a Bar…. The band's third album presents singer/multi-instrumentalist Michael Shuman's ill-fated, whirlwind relationship with his ex-fiancée as a joke with a giddy setup -- and a painful punch line.

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You know one of their tracks in an instant, whether it's Michael Shuman's unique vocals or the intensely pop-driven melodies. And their third album, Guy Walks into a Bar… is no exception. The first track "Should be Dancing" begins with what sounds like a warped beat of heavy breathing but soon becomes a fun-fair of fuzzy synths and toe-tapping rhythms, complete with vintage key-changes that you don't hear on the radio anymore.

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