 Unknown
Joe
"My Secret Lookalike" CD
Galant
Records
Genres: indie pop, lo-fi, bedroom pop
Galant Records
Nedre Stangehagen 6
5011 BERGEN
NORWAY
Feb 28 - Mar 6 2005 |
From Norwegian indie pop label Galant Records comes Unknown Joe's
debut album, a twelve-track lo-fi romp with enough hooks to stay in
your head for weeks. These songs are pretty standard in terms of
composition - guitar, vocals, percussion, and bass make up the bulk of
the lineup; however, they have a distinct melodic charm that is tough to
resist. Simple tunes like "Tie My Heart" and
"Happy Pants" win you over with seemingly no effort at all;
though they aren't ultra-deep or profound, these songs have a basic
joy behind them that works wonders. Even the sadder tracks have
a distinct hopefulness about them. While the music doesn't do
anything that hasn't been heard before, it still stands out as one of
the better bedroom-pop sounds I've set ears on. Whether or not
you're already acquainted with the Norwegian pop scene is irrelevant; Unknown
Joe's My Secret Lookalike is the type of album any lo-fi
lover should take note of.
86%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
12 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2004] |
