This album is all over the place, opening with chanting kids, but quickly moving on to female- fronted indie rock, folk, and pop, before ending with some decent Blondie by way of Lilly Allen rapping (seriously). She even works in a song sung in Finnish(?). On their own, the songs are quite good, and with all that diversity it is amazing that the album still holds together. It's like she took a cool mixtape a friend made her and then covered it and made it her own.
February 27, 2008
The Dø - A Mouthful (2008)
This album is all over the place, opening with chanting kids, but quickly moving on to female- fronted indie rock, folk, and pop, before ending with some decent Blondie by way of Lilly Allen rapping (seriously). She even works in a song sung in Finnish(?). On their own, the songs are quite good, and with all that diversity it is amazing that the album still holds together. It's like she took a cool mixtape a friend made her and then covered it and made it her own.
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What? No album artwork?
There. You happy?
This review may continue to change, as the more I listen to the album the more I like it.
I like "The Bridge Is Broken" a lot, and "Queen Dot Kong" it pretty amazing for unconventional reasons.
Overall, I like, but after a few songs I need a break from her pitch flexing vocals.
Good times.
When I got this album I only had the first nine tracks and that's what I reviewed. Turns out there are fifteen tracks, but the additional six songs aren't that great. So in my mind and on my iPod I will continue to treat it as a great nine song mini album.
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