Astro Coast
At first I didn't get the early Weezer
comparisons, but after a few listens I get where some folks
are coming from. Granted it's not so much the music as the idea
of the music and attitude that garners the comparison.
The songs are about just trying to get along in a world fraught
with dissing chicks and other barriers to coolness. The music
is more similar to like a Ra Ra Riot
in terms of tone and approach (but sans strings). I do like
the album, and my enjoyment grows with each listen, but like
a lot of albums these days, I'm disappointed with the way it's
produced. I'm not sure when it became so cool to drown everything
in reverb and disengage the vocals from the front of the mix.
I blame everything bad on My
Bloody Valentine, whom I've never liked nor understood.
It just feels to me that something with less effects and echoeyness
in parts would have really put this album over the top. It's
a pretty simple record, with nothing overly remarkable or challenging,
but songs like "Anchorage" have just enough melody and
playfulness to make for a good multi-listen. I'm not really
sure why guys from West Palm Beach have "surfer" in their name
(as nobody would ever confuse that hell hole for a surfing mecca),
but they can call themselves whatever they want if they put
out another album like this one. |
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