Ears Wide Open: Perfect Dilemma

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I mostly do not bother with the likes of Perfect Dilemma, the collaboration between Jeff D’Agostino and Aaron Dudley that demonstrates how low the bar remains in the major-label world. But after reading some online debate today about Pitchfork’s laughable coronation of the milquetoast Twin Shadow record, I thought I’d share some of what litters our email. Because there are degrees of crap. Perfect Dilemma takes the absolute worst of rock, hip-hop and electro, mixes in de rigueur dubstep gimmickry, plumbs for the most profane and dumbed-down lyrics ever, and comes up with “Life Sucks.” And a deal with Interscope Records. Presumably Timbaland took a shower after this one. “Life sucks / then you die.” And then you go to hell. And they’re playing Perfect Dilemma.

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