My favorite Records of 2004 - #9 - Junior Boys Last Exit (Kin)
I think I'm the only person I know that has a deep, deep love for this record. A lot of my friends think it's boring. When I first read the blurb from the promotion company on the CD, I had a similar feeling. Touted as another sort-of-new-wavey album, I figured I was in for another irony-drenched Fischerspooner-style suckfest. Luckily, nothing could be farther from the truth.
Though there is a bit of new wave on this album (it's probably most like a sexy update of New Order, but a bit more minimal - think "Blue Monday" and not Republic), it's much too clever to fit easily into any throwback category like that. The beats are deceptively simple and there are pleasant melodies, something I find missing from most of the new new/no wave bands . The vocals are hushed and seductive - this is an album with atmosphere.
Though I find that Last Exit peters out around the end, the front half of this album is fantastic song after fantastic song. "More Than Real", "Bellona", and "Birthday" - among the best tracks on the record - aren't going to rock many dance floors, but they seem perfectly suited to the VIP room or the ride home. Yeah, this album is all green lighting, dark curtains and drinks in v-shaped glasses. But, in as much as this is possible, it's in a good way. As God said, it's good music to chill out to. Indeed.
Wash your filthy hands before you put on Last Exit, making all the kids jealous at #9.
Though there is a bit of new wave on this album (it's probably most like a sexy update of New Order, but a bit more minimal - think "Blue Monday" and not Republic), it's much too clever to fit easily into any throwback category like that. The beats are deceptively simple and there are pleasant melodies, something I find missing from most of the new new/no wave bands . The vocals are hushed and seductive - this is an album with atmosphere.
Though I find that Last Exit peters out around the end, the front half of this album is fantastic song after fantastic song. "More Than Real", "Bellona", and "Birthday" - among the best tracks on the record - aren't going to rock many dance floors, but they seem perfectly suited to the VIP room or the ride home. Yeah, this album is all green lighting, dark curtains and drinks in v-shaped glasses. But, in as much as this is possible, it's in a good way. As God said, it's good music to chill out to. Indeed.
Wash your filthy hands before you put on Last Exit, making all the kids jealous at #9.
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