Eskimo Joe have just released their brand new album only weeks ago. To this one bear it feels like a departure from the old. The single bouncing all around radio at the moment Foreign Land is also the album’s opener. Sadly Foreign Land is a goodbye to the past Eskimo Joe.
The new album really kicks off with Losing Friends over Love. It’s a mature Eskimo that we’re greeted with. This new album is littered with hooks and catchy melodies. These melodies are so much more subtle and this is shown in the songs complexity. They are so simple and still deep. Perhaps the stand out track is Sound of Your Heart, which could have easily have been written by any love-drenched fool but fits into the sound of this album so well.
The album closes out with Please Elise and Morning Light. Please Elise is another catchy pop-rock tune that sounds like it was written for Aussie band End Of Fashion. Oh hang on ….. It was written by the lead singer of End Of Fashion. While Morning Light is a climatic rock tune filled with acoustic guitars strings and a soft voice which builds and builds upon its layers. It’s a album which takes a few listens to get a hold of , and in some ways it’s a shame this wasn’t released in summer because some of these songs have a great summer vibe to them. Definitely worth checking out.
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Art vs. Science are a 3-piece from Sydney waiting to subscribe you to their chaotic-electro party. You might have seen them across the country on their debut EP Launch Tour, Good Vibrations , the Ben Sherman Tour, at Triple J’s One Night Stand or even this weekend at the Come Together Festival. They’ve been around.
They come out swinging with Flippers, the debut single. A crunchy and kooky party anthem and with infectious lyrics like ‘use your flippers to get down’ you cant resist. Sure there is a tinge of electro but its utilised in such a way you don’t feel too dirty and disgusting after each listen. Following Flippers is Parlez Vous Francais which might be the single to break them. Again it’s a mish mash party anthem featuring thick guitar riffs non-sensical lyrics and is a tune perfect for that house party your planning while your parents are away this weekend.
The EP finishes on a wishy-washy note. Hollywood finishes the EP is like a conclusion on an essay. It tries to sum up the EP. It’s a cut and paste of all the textures making up this band and as a track its pretty disappointing. Overall this is a bright light in the Aussie music scene they’ll burn the torch nice and bright, not sure for how long but they will definitely follow in the famous footsteps of Midnight Juggernauts.
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