Advantages: Melodic and pretty and childish and goofy Disadvantages: It's pretty much an acquired taste, like Flamin' Hot Monster Munch
ArchitectureinHelsinki are a toy instrument toting, highly melodic group from Australia. Their debut album, Fingers Crossed, showcases their primary draw; their ability to take the essence of a big-band piece and boil it down and make it sound like a group of overexcited preschoolers have got their hands on it. The arrangements are careful, focused, but sound as if they're flying all over the place. They make big music sound smaller, more friendly, less imposing, and they manage to make it more fun than it's ever been before. Made up of eight Australians, the band were formed on the basis of being a folk-punk band, yet after visiting the US lead singer Cameron Bird decided to change tack completely. They moved towards a happier sound, with shorter songs and more emphasis on melody, the idea being that they could use the tunes to hide ...
Advantages: Nuttily good fun, always enjoyable, great pop songs Disadvantages: The schizo nature of the music
power in it; beguiling in it's strength but also being the one song that means more each time you listen to it.
"In Case We Die" is a play-box filled with toys. Some of the songs are great and fun and happy, whilst some are off the mark. But then again, ArchitectureInHelsinki only currently have a mental age of about ten, so you can't really blame them for that, can you? This is an album that grows more and more rewarding with each listen, and I can easily recommend it to anyone - except for people who don't like fun. You know who you are. ...
Advantages: Bouncy, enjoyable Disadvantages: One filler track (?)
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7 ? ?In Case We Die (Parts 1-4)?
?I?ve got problems, I?m gonna use them?. The rhythm to the vocals on this track is magic and works rally well poetically. Again, this track is very fragmented, but in the kind of experimental way that makes it sound like it could run off into the Beatles or Starlight Express at any moment. This is a mental song and it?s amazing. There?s even a military drumming section that is very Arcade Fire-esque, crossed with folk violins! What more could you want?!
8 ? ?Cemetery?
This sounds vaguely tropical and isn?t one of my favourite tracks, but that?s not to say its bad. The song picks up near the end and turns into another anthemic ArchitectureinHelsinki classic.
9 ? ?Frenchy, I?m Faking?
What a great title. This track sounds a lot like Sufjan Stevens in its use of trumpet melodies. This isn ...
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