At school, I was informed that one of my peers had recently released an album with his band Ralphie and the Flies. I was intrigued by the news and decided to check out their debut album, Illegally Acquired Cheese. I was not disappointed by the work and was rather quite impressed.

Illegally Acquired Cheese has 12 songs on it, containing a variety of influences and genres from disco to rock to electronic music. One such piece is “blåhaj (where have you gone?)”, my personal favorite from the album.

It is stylistically very similar to Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” with disco considerably influencing the song. The production is also quite similar. Either way, it stands up on its own with the vocalist having a strong voice and the saxophone being a nice touch on the piece.

Another great song on the album is “Alien” which recalls electronic video game music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It is an energetic, fun song that anyone can get into. That has to be my second favorite piece on the album after “blåhaj (where have you gone?)”.

Illegally Acquired Cheese is definitely worth a listen with its variety. While it’s not one of my personal favorites, it’s still a fun, self-aware album. I rate it a 7.4/10. Go check it out when you have a minute. It’ll be worth it.