Music / GAMI GANG

I can't stop smiling! That's so unlike me! It makes me happy when I see you!

Don't you know you're my fuckin' best friend?
And even though this world is such a dead end
I know we'll make it perfect while we still can

— "/trust"

GAMI GANG is Origami Angel's second studio album, released in 2021.

Unlike the positivity of Somewhere City before it, GAMI GANG hits both ends of the emotional spectrum: from receiving unwanted, demotivational advice when you're at your lowest, to watching your favorite shows with your friends, to accepting that you're incapable of changing for the better.

Tracklist

1. "#GAMIGANG" (00:28)
2. "Self-Destruct" (03:00)
3. "Möbius Chicken Strip" (03:12)
4. "Noah Fence" (03:14)
5. "Mach Bike" (02:48)
6. "Isopropyl Alchemy" (03:24)
7. "You Won't." (02:42)
8. "Neutrogena Spektor" (02:55)
9. "Greenbelt Station" (01:59)
10. "Bossa Nova Corps" (02:52)
11. "Kno U" (02:47)
12. "/trust" (03:07)
13. "[spoons rattling]" (01:23)
14. "Tom Holland Oates" (03:15)
15. "Caught In The Moment" (02:18)
16. "Dr. Fondoom" (01:13)
17. "Bed Bath & Batman Beyond" (00:55)
18. "Footloose Cannonball Brothers" (02:39)
19. "Blanket Statement" (02:06)
20. "gg" (04:54)

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Maybe I'm stuck in this cycle of troping everything I'm around:

• Album Closure: The album ends with "gg", with lyrics that connect to it being the last song ("I've still got lots of things to say / But it looks like we're running out of time / So I'll compile it down the best I can...") The singer acknowledges that he's incapable of changing and won't be able to relate to his girlfriend anymore. However, he still plans to support her.
  And it may not be the you I'm used to
  Some things remain the same
  Like your hair, your touch, your smile, your voice, your eyes
  The way you say goodbye
• Album Intro Track: "#GAMIGANG", the shortest track on the album and the only instrumental one.
• Album Title Drop: "Isopropyl Alchemy" starts with the line "Motherfuckin' GAMI GANG!"
• Alliterative Title: The album title, plus "Bed Bath & Batman Beyond".
• all lowercase letters: "/trust", "[spoons rattling]", and "gg".
• Bad Bedroom, Bad Life: In "Blanket Statement": "I keep my room just like my life! A fuckin' mess and out of sight! With the curtains closed to block out any light!"
• Book Ends: "gg" incorporates parts of "#GAMIGANG" towards the end.
• Broken Record: The words "why you" are repeated 24 times in a row at the end of "Noah Fence".
• Darker and Edgier: This album is a lot more cynical than Somewhere City. For instance, "Blanket Statement" is about the singer's life being "a fuckin' mess" and him not knowing how to fix it.
• The Diss Track: "You Won't." is about the singer calling out someone who's backstabbed him, saying that their insults don't hurt and they'll never be as good as him.
  And I will take the fall
  If it means that someone else won't have to hear the shit you say
  Behind the back of someone else in such a stupid petty way
• Double-Meaning Title:
  • "Blanket Statement" is a term for a catch-all statement that usually isn't true, but the song about the singer's bedroom, and how he's depressed and spends all day in his bed.
  • "gg". It's the Album Closure track, and "gg" is slang for "good game", often said at the end of competitive online games. However, in this case, it's also an acronym for GAMI GANG.
• I Am What I Am: In "Neutrogena Spektor", the singer is jealous of Hollywood actors and movie stars, hating his "boney-ass self" with "cystic acne". However, he realizes that it's an unrealistic standard, and he has the "best fuckin' friends", so he's happy with his life.
• Knocking on Heathens' Door: In "Noah Fence", the singer is enjoying a night in with his girlfriend when a man with "a Bible, a suit, and a cross" knocks on his door. Rather than converting, he tells him off: "Hey now, it's a little too late for me to change now. And even if you showed me the way how, I don't have time tonight."
  They keep telling me 'bout Heavеn
  It sounds a lot like when I'm with you
  And if I could write a book about you
  Maybе they would see
  Exactly why you mean the world to me
• Longest Song Goes Last: "gg", at 4:54. The lyrics describe that, while the singer is "incapable of change", and his friend's starting to grow apart from him, he'll never forget them.
• Pep-Talk Song: In "Kno U", the singer tells a friend that they're "cool as shit" and should be proud of who they are; anyone who says otherwise doesn't know everything they've been through.
• Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: "Neutrogena Spektor" is a reference to Neutrogena, a brand of skincare product (referring to the singer's "cystic acne"), and the singer Regina Spektor.
• Product Placement: Referenced in "Footloose Cannonball Brothers", which is about someone who constantly posts about their life on social media and "acts like they're sponsored by Adidas". The singer says that everyone can see they're overcompensating, and it's just a blatant attempt to look cool.
• Pun-Based Title: "Noah Fence" is about the singer refusing to convert to Christianity, with the title sounding like "no offense".
• Title Track: "#GAMIGANG", the first track. It's an instrumental that's hardly 30 seconds.
• Shout-Out: In "Noah Fence", the singer and his girlfriend are watching Star Trek: The Original Series when an evangelist knocks on their door.
• Stop and Go: In "Tom Holland Oates", after the line "close my eyes and count to ten", the background instrumental stops as the singer can be faintly heard counting. However, "nine, ten!" is screamed, and then the music kicks back in.
• Surprisingly Gentle Song: "Greenbelt Station" is a song about the singer's girlfriend, who grows apart from him, although he knows she's happy where she is. It's much more poignant, quiet, and slow than the rest of the album.

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So this is goodbye!

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