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Menos el Oso
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Menos el Oso
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continue their brand of quirky-cum-arty
with light, airy harmonies and somewhat experimental guitars on
as lead singer
doles out lines in the vein of
's lead singer. Partially spoken, partially sung, the overall effort is decent but wouldn't whet everyone's sonic palette.
on the other hand begins with an almost
flavor prior to going into a quasi
-
format recalling a timid
. Musically it's a collage of different genres, with the chorus melding them all adequately.
finally hits paydirt on the mid-tempo but inviting
fuelled by the drumming of
and the guitar work of
and
. At times it's not quite guitar "noodling," but the melodies revolve around intricate and winding riffs as they do on
which builds in momentum. When the band opts for a pedestrian, atmospheric pace as they do on
it seems to fall flat, more of a breather or experimental filler than anything truly worth repeated listens. Catchier is
with a great hop in its step that brings to mind something that
might attempt at some point. Perhaps the highlight of the record is the barren and radio-friendly urgent
displayed during
with its keyboard touches. It comes off as a fusing of
to some extent.
keeps this frantic, frenetic pace going with some down time splintered throughout. What misses the mark totally, however, is the average but unspectacular
~ Jason MacNeil