I agree with the whole "fusion of 60's pop and DIY indie" it has that whole thing in the sound.
I was thinking I might write a track by track breakdown but lets see how far that goes.
The first track "My Old Ways"
Something about the opening of this song, just makes me think old christmas music. It seems like theyve filled every second of this song with some sort of noise, the double tracked pianos, the percussion, strumming of the guitar, it all fits and even though it seems like a noisy mix, its one of those mixes you can get lost in, just listening to like what sounds like a wood block part and just ignore anything else going on in the song.
The Lyrics aren't quite my thing though.
"Keep a Friend"
While better than the first, its not quite my deal. The guitar is really nasal and occasionally screechy. Im not to sure about the singer though
"The Girl"
I like this song, really dirty, that main bass( i think) riff sort of drags everything into its distortion,
Seems to fall apart around 2:30, then it just too distorted and noisy for my liking.
"Alaska"
This ones nice, nice and laid back. A good break from the last track. Sounds like the type of band they have playing at pubs at night sometimes, the ones that arent playing ac/dc anyway.
I like how the guitar bursts on either side sort of pull your head across to themselves.
(Theres bottle noises in the background, is it in a bar?)
It reminds me possibly of the grateful dead. I think its the organs.
(its funny i typed that then came back and saw a reply about it being liek the grateful dead)
"Weekend"
This has some sort of reggae feel to it, it think its the pumping organ and bass lead melody.
I like the guitars being all twiddly in the background.
"Ain't it Strange"
Again this is another christmas sounding song. i think its the bells and the vocal melodies. And the fact ive been exposed to alot of christmas music that came from the era that this sounds like its from (even though its not)
This song has a nice sound towards the end with the vocals and guitars playing the same thing
"Worst Trip"
My favourite song on the album, horns, funky guitar, nice bass grooves. Trip related lyrics always make for good music.
I cant quite think of who the singer reminds me of, maybe ill remember later.
This song also has probably the most hi-fi sound.
Not much needs to be said here, except that tis awesome. I would probably buy the album for this song alone.
"The Way the Lazy Do"
Another good song here. I think as a bass player, im drawn to these songs where the bass plays a big part.
Also some nice guitar work on here, not really a song that makes me think of lazy though.
The drums seem a little empty though.
"Die Die Die"
Another noisy song. Makes me think of the unicorns a bit.
This song is a bit too slow and the same thing over and over. sort of boring.
"We All Belong"
This song reminds me of the beatles. A good way to end an album.
All in all. While im not going to rush out an buy this album. I like a few of the songs enough to buy it if i found it reasonable priced.
A bit too dirty and low quality sounding for my liking. I think thats a sound you can use on one or two tracks, but on a whole album, it just makes it sound like it was released in the 60's or something.
Was this album done on tape?
