Monday, 22 September 2008Tim Ten Yen on Label Fandango Tim Ten Yen Label Fandango 1. Runaround Getaround 2. M.O.R. 3. Runaround Getaround (Karaoke Version) Tim Ten Yen is not completely irony free. he's a one man performing operation complete with keyboard...singing with a serious 'pretty in pink' feeling...all those late 80's new wave singers with all the serious emotion , everything riding on their passionate vocals. The way that They Might be Giants can pull off singing about a 'triangle man'. Or can't...I guess. Imagine Jens Lekman with a different kind of sincerity...the sincerity of The Office. It's sincere in it's insincerity (?). It's also catchy as hell...Girl Number One is funny, totally put together, and driving a crappy rusted import car to work in the 3 piece suit. If it's confusing, I'm not quite sure I even have a handle on it. MOR is a kind of loungey number with digital sax not even trying to sound anything like an instrument. He's got a real voice bordring every line on the edge of sincerity. I love that a karaoke version of the A side is part of the single..it's begging you to give it a try. The joke isn't at your expense though, it's asking you to give in a little and just fall in love with something that you shouldn't have to think about too much. Something that is having a little fun with itself...it's a little practically twee at times. Or remember when Oranje Juice asked an audience to stop being so serious, so tragic and not necessarily dance themselves to death but remember all the reasons why music is made. Labels: label fandango, tim ten yen
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Sunday, 7 September 2008
The Kabeedies on NR One records
The Kabeedies
1. Palindromes
2. King Canute
3. Coaster Game (Acoustic)
Label: NR ONE RECORDS
Quantity Pressed: 500
Release Date: 1st Sep 2008
There are bands that try that fusion of catchy dance and indie rock, that's a feat in itself but to sound like they are genuinely having fun doing it and translate that in the studio recording is something else entirely...and The Kabeedies are doing that in spades.
'Palindromes', the A side recklessly throws out mad basslines and guitar that, when dissected, sounds completely unrelated, but somehow is working at high speed, accompanied by feverish percussion and multiple vocals from all channels. Every member has to singing at some point, sounding like they are all battling to be heard over the ever changing beat...it's a overwhelming study in making something out of nothing, it's not rocket science, but moving bodies and at that it's an overwhelming success. Absolutely reminding me of the joyous noise of Los Campesinos or The Unicorns (R.I.P.), it's amusing and smart, the perfect combination.
Another track on the single 'King Canute' is built from more toe tapping basslines and swapping time signature drums with a vocal back and forth that defies composition. There is clearly an organization here, but it's impossible to follow or deconstruct and holds up to repeated listenings, the music complexity deceptively working against the unassuming lyrics. Sounding young enough to have just left the playground and instead focused their talents on a unique off kilter enthusiastic rock chock full of pop culture references. A winner.
Jason Dean
Labels: NR One records, The Kabeedies
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Thursday, 4 September 2008
The Uh Ohs on NR One records
UH OHs
Cheat Cheater
NR ONE RECORDS
Quantity Pressed: 250
Release Date: 20th Oct 2008
Cheat Cheater opens with what sounds like everyone in the band screaming which runs right into power chords blaring and then dropping out to Naomi's bass and vocal breakdown and guess what? She's pissed at the protagonist of this track...he's cheating and she's on to it. I love the room sound of the guitars....you get sound of an entire room being bombarded by this great distorted guitar line until the track ends in a climax of the entire band yelling "Cheat Cheater!"
Sounding a lot like Karen O in that way she's getting to the point, a frontwoman who's not abstractly singing around the issue and worrying about feelings...this is the message: she can be sugar sweet, but she'll also tell you she wants your body and... oh. In a loud punk way.
The B-side starts out a little less confrontational, nothing but bass breakdown and whispered vocals but by the chorus it's all back to yelling more questions 'Will you ever fall into me?' and all kinds of requests to be dominated. It's at a rock/dance pace and is going to get you attention.
Jason Dean
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