In Short: An upbeat, very clean, piano based indie-pop sound, with a look that occasionally inspires doubletakes. I hope you like songs about love, because that’s what you’re getting.
When i first put this disc in, i was kind of confused. A piano-based indie rock band. I know they are out there, but i keep forgetting they are (is that bad?). The energy is super refreshing. The gravelly voice behind this group sounds really good, and they really keep it upbeat. I would definitely check these guys out live. I actually saw one of them last year at SXSW in his full body mansuit (i’ll get the photo up here eventually). Is the album a bit long(?); maybe, but who is going to complain about something dumb like that (not me). It’s has it’s poppier moments (Get Up Go), and it’s indier moments (How Do You…, Jump Blues). Most of the songs are about love and more stuff about love; having listened to them i think they might have written a lot of these songs after asking out their new robot girlfriends (but, hey… robots are pretty sweet, except all the ones in movies, and the red ones, pink ones, and the anything that becomes self-aware). Anyhow, this is an album i would listen to, so i don’t mind if i end up with a puff piece. It’s a little nerdier than your normal austin indie scene, and having seen one of of those mansuits they have worn, they might not be super easy on the eyes, but at least it’s a look. I would say pick it up, but who listens to me anyhow… (don’t tell the PR people though, or they will stop sending me free shit)
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