Album Review: Posts From Planet Earth

The Hopkinsville Goblins are a Wellington artist/band representing a mish mash of genres under the guise of Alternative Rock, but in many ways, vary far from that.

It’s a little difficult to pinpoint whether the Hopkinsville Goblins are merely a gimmick, or actually serious with this album, Posts From Planet Earth.

Spanning sixteen songs not hugely long in length, most are erratic, mingled with a few gem riffs but unfortunately flat vocals and poor production quality let this album down.

Being unique and quirky is refreshing to see in any music, but there is also big difference between doing it well or not at all. I applaud their creativity, but the overall music and imagery is just too difficult to understand and quite frankly, I can’t take it seriously, if that is their intention.

I would still be interested in seeing if The Hopkinsville Goblins have other music offerings on the horizon that perhaps offer something a little more substantial.

My honest advice is give this a listen for yourselves, you may love it or be on the fence.

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