How big of a hot take is this?
I will preface this that I'm not a huge fan of beat switches in general.
In my personal opinion, I'm not a huge fan of Fake Names. It's a cool song but it could have been so much better without the beat switch. The first beat is great, it really creates a creepy and paranoid vibe that matches the subject matter. The second beat sounds so elegant and whimsical to me which does not match the song at all imo. I've always been so surprised by how much people love that song and it infuriates me cos it could have been one of the best off Bandana if not for the best switch.
EDIT: I think people are misunderstanding the point of this post. The hot take I'm arguing is that the beat switch on Fake Names specifically ruins the song. I typically don't like beat switches in general but I don't hate them and don't think they usually ruin songs but think the switch on Fake Names is criminal. That's what I'm tryna argue, not that all beat switches are bad