Slacker Rock excellence from the Brooklyn quartet that nails the genre beautifully, yet also gets close to the current noisier breed of Power Pop. This is a cracking listen, such a fun experience, surprisingly lyrically adept, which is not a norm for this type of stuff.
A wonderfully arranged affair with songs that take surprise directions, riffs that explode, quieter songs that get noisy. There's a real wit in the writing that you spot early on. Incredibly melodic joy, but an ability to switch to a rock out.
Throughout, there's a sort of Weezer feel, but a much heavier version. A Shonda is real intelligent Indie, left field and angular, a little Talking Heads, with a killer guitar workout matched by a driving rhythm section. It is magnificent.
Drunk Kids gets more Pop Punk without losing any of the variance. Greatest On VHS is pacier, more Noo Yawk, a little Punkier, almost Garage Rock. Pink Banana is everything that you could want in an Indie song, urgent, but all over the place but completely engrossing.
The two singles are top notch. Barry Bonds initially broods before becoming an anthem and a sing along, wonderful storytelling. You've heard Lawrence Bigando on the current LTTW Playlist, a corking effort that at times gets a little Sugarplastic until the chorus.
Then there is Julie, a song that sounds so UK 80s Guitar Indie, another great song, as all 10 songs here are. An album that tells stories and yet Rocks at will. Inventive, Slacker Rock at its very very best. What an absolute joy this is.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.
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