Word: frontman
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...like, be it bam-bam-bam, wo-wo-wo, or, the most well-known, chk-chk-chk. Crowding the stage with eight interchangeable-looking white guys, including three members of the now-deceased Out Hud, !!! funks out electric beats with a list of influences that are as long as frontman Nic Offer’s shorts are short. “Myth Takes” opens like a quiet dance party on the low-down, one you’d hide under the covers, but don’t expect it to stay there for long. While !!! is known...
...Intervention,” the fourth song on the album, questions are posed by the group, and most are unanswered. “Who’s gonna throw the very first stone? / Who’s gonna reset the bone?” frontman Win Butler quavers. While the songs occasionally resemble sermons, they rarely feel preachy. One of the greatest improvements in “Neon Bible” is its defined, consistent tone. However, it’s also its greatest flaw. The album as a whole distinctly lacks a balance between lighter fare and the full...
...album’s first single “Once Upon a Time,” which is nestled between chiming synths and the singers’ accented English vocals. “One Hell of a Party” features a mandolin and vocals by Jarvis Cocker, the frontman of former Britpop band Pulp. The track underscores the decidedly un-boisterous nature of the album. Later, “Mayfair Song” follows with piano chords and an electronic beat slow enough that the song comes dangerously close to “easy listening...
...version of the keyboardist it likes best. We end up careening between multiple iterations of the same musicians, massed before neon-hued backgrounds. Part of the band’s personality problem stems from lead singer and lyricist Paul Smith. He’s dreamy enough to be a frontman, but he’s saddled with an unblinking intensity that can’t help but unnerve fawning girls. While his winsome lyrics bring Split Enz to mind, his clenched, discomfiting stage presence recalls Joy Division’s Ian Curtis. Whether or not you want to move closer...
...looking for a carefree journey to the moon, complete with a space battle, mechanical failure, and a hypnotic voyage to an autumnal parallel universe, this is the video for you. “North American Scum” begins with a vainglorious earth-bound photo shoot, followed by frontman Murphy’s opening of a door labeled “SPACE (outer),” which kicks off this epic adventure. Utilizing funky lo-fi effects, the video brings new meaning to low budget sci-fi; clay-like floating orbs abound, and tin foil is king in this distinctly...