posted by Patrick on July 17, 2008
“Kiss With a Fist” is a cross between Lykke Li and Kate Nash, and if you like them, you’ll love Florence and the Machine. Crunchy guitars and a driving beat + a soulful voice and three-part harmony make for a rollicking (and brief) ode to domestic unrest.
Kiss With A Fist
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» Meaningless labels: Anthemic • Big Sound • Catchy • Driven • Female vocal
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The esteemed Hipster Runoff describes this video as “like 3 kute girls having a day of arts & crafts/domestic chores while making earnest, vulnerable eye contact with the camera.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. And so I won’t even try. The song follows a tried and true formula, “shoe-gazing songs made blippy and thus upbeat.” It’s Emo with extra Mo. It works though, maybe because a sad song really is what I want to hear. Except I don’t want to actually be sad. If necessary, I can achieve that state without any help from A.R.S.
Sad Song
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Fallen Snow
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» Meaningless labels: Catchy • Female vocal • Twee
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Throw Me The Statue make a joyous and harmonious racket. “Lolita” in particular has all the trappings of a great indie pop anthem: catchy, semi-obscure lyrics, a sing-song rhythm, unobtrusive blips and bleeps, and the all-important xylophone. “Winning Speech” is a whole different animal, darker, driving and vocoded. The range between these tracks captures only part of the variety of the band’s album which, for better or worse, is all over the place.
Lolita
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» Meaningless labels: Catchy • Danceable • Male vocal • Poppy
(6 votes) Loading ...posted by Patrick on July 1, 2008
“Parables” mixes reverb, acoustic loops and breathy, ethereal vocals into something beyond (further) description. I predict you’ll either love this or hate it.
Parables
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