Advantages: Melodic and pretty and childish and goofy Disadvantages: It's pretty much an acquired taste, like Flamin' Hot Monster Munch
...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 ... ...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 the darker lyrical content of the music they were making.
That was when there were only three members of the band. Cut to the completion of this album, and five more people have been recruited. ...
Seresecros 12.05.2007 (15.05.2008)
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