“Anything that bugged either of us, we went back and ironed it out.” That´s a quote from audiobooks multi-instrumentalist, David Wrench, describing their new album. It´s weird though, because I´ve consulted the Synesthete Encyclopedia of Housework, and audiobooks do not sound anything like ironing. Unless you´re one of those people who does their ironing on acid and 10 coffees. Lalala It´s The Good Life isn´t exactly wrinkly, but it´s definitely wobbly and prone to lapses of evenness.
Another quote then, this time from vocalist, Evangeline Ling, “I definitely go to town with my feelings,” says Ling. “If I find I’m in a certain mindset, I’ll go as extreme as I can with it in my lyrics. I know I’m being over-dramatic.” Now, we are clearly talking about Lalala It´s The Good Life, where allegations, You Cheater, get followed by an insistent reverse, Don´t Go, Don´t Go, and party feelings get properly dug into. As for the music, it´s sounds heavily un-ironed to me, bleeps are bubbling out all over the place. Like a launderette where heavy flooding puts the urgent into detergent. Wrench´s hair makes it almost impossible to ignore Sorcerer´s Apprentice comparisons. The Disney one, where household chores get out of control.
More comparisons beckon because they´re irresistible. The extreme moodswings and frank expression of mischief´s appeal is reminiscent of Jockstrap or Wet Leg. Also, recent bloggees, The Lovely Eggs have to get a mention because they´re also a mixed company duo with a taste for quirks and photos in caffs. We might as well mention sprechgesang too, because it means talking instead of singing and audiobooks do it occasionally, making them the latest members of the sprechgesang gang, along with Self Esteem and Dry Cleaning. That´s the most comparisons I´ve ever done in a blog, expect none next week. Wonky levels rule.
THIS WEEK
audiobooks – Lalala It´s The Good Life
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LAST WEEK
Saint Etienne – Pond House
EXTRAS
audiobooks – The Doll
audiobooks – Friends In The Bubble Bath
Jockstrap – Acid
Wet Leg – Chaise Longue
Self Esteem – I Do This All The Time
Dry Cleaning – Scratchcard Lanyard
Lovely Eggs – I, Moron