Friday, 12 October 2007Noah and the Whale - 5 Years Time on On the fringe records Noah & the Whale 5 years time / Jocasta On the Fringe 1st press - 1000 The thing I really like here immediately is the layered vocals and that Charlie, (the frontman) isn't trying too hard to sing. So many bands lately are fighting to sound like they are emotionally whining over top of anything good that might be happening. It seems obvious: less is more....look at Jose Gonzalez. I think it's the first sign of a bad band, the overcompensation...or maybe the problem is, half of these bands are singing the way they think they should sing? They are imitating bands before them, and it's irritating. Either way Noah and the whale seem pretty genuine, they might be overdoing it a little with the royal tennenbaums aesthetic or the bad 70's suburban motif, but it makes sense with the attitude of this band. They like buying crazy pants at the thrift store and walking around town, finding an old Victorian couch in the trash and dragging it back their apartment because it matches the crocheted throw rug....and the cats love it. They are just having a sincerely good time, and this song gets into your head, the whistling and chorus, it's deadly. Charlie sounds like a more approachable Jens Lekman with the same attitude and random lyrics. Don't be put off if it sounds like they are headed down that sappy twee road which I agree is dangerous because it's so easy to go too far. But like early Belle and Sebastian, I'm buying what they are selling...it's all in the delivery. You wouldn't let a lot of people get away with sentiments like this, but they just can pull it off, and my cynical side hates them for it. Jason Dean Labels: 5 years time, belle and sebastian, jens lekman, Noah and the whale, on the fringe records
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