Hmm..
I'm on the fence. I'm undecided. I am without a clue.
I am currently on track 7, Happy Annie on the new release by Ima Robot. In previewing the tracks, I detected something that stirred deep within my lonely, lonely brain. In listening to it now, I'm firmly in the middle in my opinion. Is this a great disc? Is it a whole load of hoo hah?
I'm happy to say that it's not a whole load of hoo hah. It's also not the musical equivalent of viagra, but there is something captivating aobut this disc. I'll just be damned if I can put my finger on it. The style is definitely influenced by 80's alt/punk. Of that there is no doubt. It's not TOO high energy, and the music definitely does not lay back. It is hitting this nearly perfect middle ground. It keeps your attention, yet can also just accompany you without ramming itself into your brain with excessive.... well... hoo hah. I want to say Oingo Boingo is a group that comes to mind, but not quite. These guys just sound like they belong in that era. I would certainly be interested in finding out who their influences were. In the meantime I'll be content to stick with a review that says almost nothing about the CD it is about.
I can safely say that if you dig or dug the 80's light punk scene, you'd probably really like this disc. It carries a nice beat throughout, and has the riffs and vocal stylings you'll swear you've heard before, even if you haven't.
Hmm.. B-? C+? I may have to come up with some new rating in between those two. I'm feeling generous tonight. We'll go with a B. I don't know that it will find much airplay at the station, but it certainly deserves some.
