Welcome to my first #jzalbumreview on Wordpress! I've done a few of these things in other forms of social media and LOVED it, so please join me today as I feature quirky Liverpool outfit, The Wombats & their 2011 release Modern Glitch.
These boys are a delectable treat for the lover of off-beat lyrics and catchy tunes, filling their upbeat second release with a sardonic, can't-help-but-laugh portrayal of their own sufferance from the human condition. It's a quintessential revelry in first world pains.
At first it's easy to write this three piece off as just another synthed up pop band, but with obvious influences ranging from Joy Division, Sex Pistols and The Cure to Queen, LCD Soundsystem and The Killers these guys are anything but average.
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Frontman Murphy showcases his intelligent and honest songwriting with tracks like "Walking Disasters" and "Last Night I Dreamt..." all the while contrasting the dark lyrics perfectly with his insanely perky keys.
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Drummer Dan Haggis' provides seamlessly intuitive beats for every track, while Tord Øverland-Knudsen pulls it all back into classic rock band focus with his strong, reliable bass lines.
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Stand outs from Modern Glitch are definitly the three already released tracks Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves), Jump Into the Fog and my personal favorite "Techno Fan", it's quite possible that "Shut up and move with me, move with me, or get out of my face" is the best thing I've heard since John Lennon encouraged me to Imagine.
Liverpool sure knows how to produce a good lyricist.
All up Modern Glitch is a brilliant album and well worth the download, BUT why not head into one of those crazy record store places and pick up a tangible copy instead? Better quality than an MP3 AND you get the joy of flicking through the album artwork as you decipher the brit-pop lyrics. Modern Glitch gets out 4 of 5.
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