Friday, January 23, 2009

REVIEW: Lemonade - Lemonade


7.5 out of 10
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Mix Liars with !!!, Liquid Liquid, add a dash of 90's acid-house techno, and a hint of middle eastern chants. You've got what's destined to be one of the best albums of 2009. Lemonade's self-title debut ep is next to perfect when it comes to the dance-punk genre, which I though had been long dead by now. But they do more than just your standard dance-punk artist would. They breathe life back into a stale art from by infusing it with more of an acid drenched dancey-ness.

Lemonade have somewhat of a tropical/jangly rhythm section that is usually derived from spontaneity and improv. The same can be said about the pulsating bass lines, well placed synths/samples, 4 count kicks, and melodic and Arabic/Latin vocal stylings. This is the type of jam session many musicians dream about being a part of during practice.

To put it simply Lemonade are just too damn catchy and dancey to pass up. I can see "Blissout" being on a lot of people's "Top Tracks of The Year" lists's..I expect good things from Lemonade in the future. Pour me another glass please!

Stand out Tracks: Big Weekend, Unreal, Blissout

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