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duga · 01-27-2010, 02:20 PM

after waiting a few days and letting the album absorb into my subconscious, i'd have to say my opinion of the album is pretty good. i like how they have a good balance between cheeky fun and serious musicality. sure, there are countless other bands out there that put out music like this, but that is the same with most genres of music. they don't earn points for originality, but they do get points for pulling off the style well. this is the album i would put on if i just wanted to listen to something fun. if i had to compare these guys to anyone, i'd say they are phoenix on a diet after a few shots of tequila.

the opener "the new government" didn't do much to impress me. it wasn't bad, but it didn't catch my attention all that much. great bassline, but the song was ok other than that. i really didn't feel like i was going to get into the album with that, but the next song "fat horse" was infinitely better to me. still not to the point of musical genius, but it was enough to keep me very interested. i'm the kind of person that decides if an album was worth my time if they can give me even one song that i want to put on repeat. the new government hit that song with "murder in slow motion". i just love that song. the first time i listened to it, there was an obvious build up with a quirky little guitar bit that got me really wondering what was going to happen next. the song then kicked in to a very smooth and driving atmosphere. this was definitely the high point of the album for me. "follow" was another really good song. a very vindictive kind of vibe, but in a very cool way. i liked the contrast of having a very rough verse and then the smooth and ethereal bits singing "follow". the rest of the album alternates between pretty good and forgettable.

overall, i enjoyed listening to this album. i'll keep an eye on these guys, i feel like they will be improving quite a bit in the future.

6.5/10

01-27-2010, 02:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	after waiting a few days and letting the album absorb into my subconscious, i'd have to say my opinion of the album is pretty good. i like how they have a good balance between cheeky fun and serious musicality. sure, there are countless other bands out there that put out music like this, but that is the same with most genres of music. they don't earn points for originality, but they do get points for pulling off the style well. this is the album i would put on if i just wanted to listen to something fun. if i had to compare these guys to anyone, i'd say they are phoenix on a diet after a few shots of tequila. the opener "the new government" didn't do much to impress me. it wasn't bad, but it didn't catch my attention all that much. great bassline, but the song was ok other than that. i really didn't feel like i was going to get into the album with that, but the next song "fat horse" was infinitely better to me. still not to the point of musical genius, but it was enough to keep me very interested. i'm the kind of person that decides if an album was worth my time if they can give me even one song that i want to put on repeat. the new government hit that song with "murder in slow motion". i just love that song. the first time i listened to it, there was an obvious build up with a quirky little guitar bit that got me really wondering what was going to happen next. the song then kicked in to a very smooth and driving atmosphere. this was definitely the high point of the album for me. "follow" was another really good song. a very vindictive kind of vibe, but in a very cool way. i liked the contrast of having a very rough verse and then the smooth and ethereal bits singing "follow". the rest of the album alternates between pretty good and forgettable. overall, i enjoyed listening to this album. i'll keep an eye on these guys, i feel like they will be improving quite a bit in the future. 6.5/10 __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...