seeing sounds seeing sounds studio album american funk rock band released june star entertainment records united_states ending contract band felt previous album fly die consistent money band recorded album florida california album produced solely record production duo consisting additional assistance rock band mainly written williams album title content revolves phenomenon mixing sensory album debuted number seven billboard chart selling week peaked australia canada netherlands switzerland united_kingdom charting countries release seeing sounds received generally mixed positive reviews music critics writers called record best album date praised production negatively criticized williams singing album lyrical content concept touring promotion previous album fly die ended contract touring felt album consistent felt band abandoned sense band hooked energy fans began recording album williams fellow band member later established subsidiary album band wanted create atmosphere knew fans wanted wrote songs felt songs weren strong sent musicians member band explained new work band wanted add energy emotional appeal past albums band conceive clear plan direction new album described desired outcomes album pre effort music sense stage recapture feeling love additionally thought provoking people listen enjoy time originally titled title changed seeing sounds williams explained title based phenomenon band learned watching discovery channel inspired create music conceived live surprised learn experienced listening music described outcome sense gets information intended stimulated sensory elaborated saying mixture senses causes person experience colorful hearing smell band created album music envisioned decided appropriate title album seeing sounds williams pointed lyrics inspired said fans want rock taken emotional roller coaster way fans records blast speakers european influenced music layered music differing past club oriented albums hugo called album big album sonic drug band described album exercise creative band unity renewed purpose williams went add analyze inspiration probably deep inside seeing sounds relate figured album energy emotion criteria recording music anticipating live important thing song old school hip hop feeling drum bass big tall monster like big looking kills fingers size body kinda facing big monster know big monster energy recording production spending money recorded album south beach studios miami florida los_angeles california williams extreme production album hugo worked access virus provided rock band assisted production guitar drums production revolved heavy rock funk soul music introduced debut album search hugo described album going band roots combining classic rock sound 1970s funk swing typical process recording described williams arrives studio ideas flower lays beat programmed played assortment vocals hugo add extra instrumentation interview mtv williams said band didn care genres money people pledge allegiance movement hugo went want people album said anger quiet angst chest wanted band don musician record producer thought band creatively fulfilling path calling musical style innovative williams felt music lacked energy citing energetic record williams suggested engineer drums bass right keys middle guitar backgrounds left denied request saying systems different club hear club drums chords members drums percussion guitar guitar bass contributed time action windows frontman providing guest vocals time action seeing sounds credited real names instead use band promotion promotion album performed kanye_west glow dark tour band performed austin city limits festival encouraged fans dance stage urged vote united_states elections song commercials pass band performed april reception commercial performance album debuted number seven selling copies week peaked australia canada netherlands switzerland united_kingdom charting regions including austria belgium france italy critical response release album received generally mixed reviews music critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews indicates generally favorable reviews writers noted praised heavy use electronic bass funk beats suggest unable blend rock popmatters lauded production saying signature drums spaced samples sound good going overall balance live electronic instrumentation best managed albums compared album best genre club records andy_kellman allmusic felt songs way easy moments simply away blowing steam talking ridiculous nonsense alexis_petridis guardian pointed songs largely sex calling pitchfork_media called album mess gave album score called songs dynamic mess noted good thing critics argued album consistent strongest album date rolling_stone felt album experimental expansive sal_cinquemani slant_magazine felt album lacked found band debut album calling songs album visionary jim_farber daily_news criticized williams saying aided studio correction guy sing calling bad singing engaging best pitchfork_media lyrics saying writing far list actually good rolling_stone felt learned lyrics williams sexually aroused popmatters noted williams technically gifted rapper beautiful voice lyrics typically saying shit sound cool sort way found strengths choruses pointed typically use catchy phrase recognizable melody anchor verses washington_post commended songwriting writing seeing sounds combines adolescent clever times writer gave album stars wrote band pushing boundaries popular song robert_christgau gave album star honorable mention stated beats course songs usually singing barely especially sincere type singing picked songs album anti matter nose girls standing line bathroom track listing personnel chart history release history
Seeing Sounds