The Rotten Opera - Puzzle: Review
Puzzle is the solo project of Fletcher Shears, better known as one-half of indie punk duo The Garden. The project dropped an EP in 2020 but has been quiet since then until the lead single for this record dropped. The Rotten Opera follows The Garden's new album Horseshit On Route 66 from last year. Review by Lav: I've never paid THAT much attention to Puzzle save for a handful of songs here and there but after The Garden released their best record to date last year which grew on me every time I heard it, I was craving anymore of the twins that I could get. That came sooner than I expected with this record, though I'm not complaining. This record is short, but that doesn't mean there's not much going on, in fact more than a few songs here are built specifically around that perceived chaos. The lead single to the album love is a place to hide took longer than I'd like to connect with me which is unfortunate because as soon as I heard it on this record the extr...