KIDSEEGHOSTS on Partners in Crime

His huge success, the iconic song “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” has overshadowed the rest of his work. With a characteristic humor and cheekiness, Holmes tells different stories focused on love, seen from different views and perspectives. Songs like “Partners in Crime” show his brilliance, resembling Bob Dylan (the greatest storyteller of all time) with a characteristic humor that makes him stand out. The song “Partners in Crime” is lyrical genius portraying taboos and unconventional toxic relationships. Songs like “Answering Machine” use comedic sounds and lyrics as a resource that makes the song and most importantly the story interesting and laugh-worthy, which is weird for a song. You can tell that Holmes had fun making this, as his songs feel very personal, like when he jokes, “All my talk’s gone on too long, We’ll let the guitar player take out this song.” His songs are also easy to identify with like in “The People You Never Get to Love,” which is something that has happened to all of us, making it better and less predictable. This album could definitely be the soundtrack of a love movie, as it shows complex relationships but in a very funny and entertaining way. Overall, it’s a great record, mostly backed by its storytelling, but the music that accompanies it is really good too and works well combined, like in “Nearsighted,” where at the end a guitar surprises you and makes it perfect for the outro of the song. It doesn’t necessarily have songs that you’ll want to have on repeat every day, but it’s such a fun, compelling listen.