No Monster Club - Foie Gras
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| No Monster Club - Foie Gras |
Who wants some off-kilter indie
pop with kerazee titles from that there Ireland? You don't? Tough cos that's
what I've got for you so sit down and shut up. No Monster Club are a Dublin
based trio of gents who seemingly take influence from the weirder end of the
musical spectrum such as Vampire Weekend, Johnathan Richman, the Violent Femmes
and the Flaming Lips. The album opens with 'Fully Trained Cavemen', a jaunty
indie-pop ditty that sounds like the Thrills doing the soundtrack for Bugsy
Malone after no sleep. The aforementioned kerazee titles start in earnest with
'(I Think You Could Only Get Away With This Carry On When You're In) The Sun'
which is a deranged children's TV theme from the 70s that was deemed too mental
for the kids. 'The Prisoner', 'Happy Days' and 'I Wanna Be Brainwashed' are
more straight down the line indie tracks with a sense of poppy urgency and a
scampish attitude that is adorably rough around the edges.
The bouncy rhythm of 'Warm Props'
is as twee as twee can be and has a very Nordic feel to it which is
unsurprising considering the Viking connections with Dublin (yes, I've been to
Dublinia, it was great). Then again, 'La La Land' is a garage-punk tune full of
snot and spit with a sense that it should be being played in a suburban US
garage. No Monster Club are the kind of band that do whatever the hell they
like which is hugely appealing as there is no self-censorship here. 'Damn The
Weather' is essentially a 21st Century version of 'Lilly the Pink' while 'The
Best Thing About Us Is We Never Grow Up' is back to that pop-punk attitude for
nearly a whole minute before the shuffle of 'Troublemakers' arrives. The sheer
chaotic feel of 'Let's Go Digging In Wolf Tone Square' dictates that the video
should feature sped-up footage of an open-top bus ride around Dublin and
novelty hats. Finishing up with 'Those Little Bastards' and 'Rainbow I'm Ready
To Go', No Monster Club confirm their indie credentials and leave their chiming
guitars and pounding drums ringing in your ears. Fun stuff with a sense of
humour and freedom that is refreshing in music these days - more please.
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