Review: "What Could Possibly Go Wrong" Album by Dominic Fike
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Three nights at the motel
Under streetlights
In the city of palms
You hear that one chorus and you’re immediately brought back to all those nights you went out. You hear it at the pregame, then, when you’re driving to the bar you hear it again, then, you’re at the bar and you hear it again, and again. And again. You never got sick of it! “3 Nights” by Dominic Fike.
“3 Nights” is what put Fike on the map! It was ranked number 1 in the US, and went platinum in the US, the UK, and New Zealand. AND went double platinum in Canada, and 5x Platinum in Australia. Quite some success from just a hometown Naples boy.
Dominic Fike is so good at creating music that appeals to my generation of 20 some-year-olds. I think in a sense it feels like we grew up together. Why? Because he’s growing up too, and we’re all trying to figure this life stuff out together.
Dominic Fike, age 24, grew up in the great state of Florida. Where he started playing music from the ripe age of 10. His love for music and production grew, and grew, and GREW.
At age 17, Fike was put on house arrest, which later developed into some prison time. Luckily for him, during his time in house arrest he had plenty of time to focus on his music; a creative outlet. Well, that creative outlet turned out pretty amazingly for him. Because guess what happened with all of that music? It was released on SoundCloud, and labels fought tirelessly through a bidding war. The war ended with a $4 million signed deal to Columbia Records.
… and “3 Nights”? That’s the one! A single from his 2018 album: “Don’t Forget About Me, Demos”; that’s what put this young rapper on the map.
Now, fast forward to July 31st of 2020. Fike releases his second debut album titled “What Could Possibly Go Wrong”. A relatively introspective album exploring a lot of Fike’s anxieties and insecurities. Although, my favorite song is Track 7, “Chicken Tenders”. A song about the push and pull of a causal relationship.
“But, why do you love it???”, you ask. Because it’s formulaically a pop track. But it’s a pop song done really, really well! I love firstly, how quickly the song grabs you. It’s a song that starts with the chorus, and those are always really fun. You just feel like you’re thrown in the middle of the dance circle at Coachella. Additionally, but not limited to... it’s a song called CHICKEN TENDERS. That’s so fun! And what’s more relatable than chicken tenders?! Everybody loves chicken tenders!! Although in an interview with BBC, Fike clearly states that he “[prefers] chicken nuggets to tenders, that’s just a fact”.
Another reason I love this song is because one of my homies from high school did some engineering on the majority of the tracks from the album. So, big shout outs to Ryan Dulude. Keep representing Chapel Thrill.