Artist: Dananananaykroyd
Title: There Is A Way
Label: Pizza College
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 256kbit av.
Time: 00:59:40
Size: 115.24 mb
Rip Date: 2011-06-11
Str Date: 2011-06-13
DISC 1:
01. Reboot 4:00
02. All Us Authors 2:41
03. E Numbers 4:14
04. Think & Feel 3:47
05. Muscle Memory 3:19
06. Time Capsule 4:43
07. Good Time 3:15
08. Apostrophe 3:53
09. Seven Days Late 3:30
10. Glee Cells Trade 2:36
11. Make A Fist 4:43
DISC 2:
01. Bodies Like Holes 3:29
02. Wow 3:13
03. Searchlight 3:53
04. Song Six 5:45
05. Cameo 2:39
Release Notes:
This Glasgow-formed sextet made a sizeable impact back in 2008, despite
a career plan that bordered on self-sabotage. First they picked one of
the most difficult-to-spell band names in rock history û Dan Aykroyd
was one of the worldÆs most misspelled actors already û then developed
a live show so raucous that injuries regularly resulted. Their original
singer actually cut his eye during the first song of their first ever
gig.
Capturing such a riotous ethos on record can be difficult, but their
2009 debut album, Hey Everyone!, came impressively close with its
relentless onslaught of speedy-fingered riffs and good-natured
shouting. For the follow-up the fun-loving Scots decamped to the
famously chilled-out shores of Venice Beach, California. You might
expect the mania to have calmed somewhat as a result, but while there
are moments of quiet reflection here, generally speaking There Is a Way
contains even more youthful larks than its predecessor.
The major achievement of this record û produced by Slipknot desk-jockey
Ross Robinson û is the broadening of DananananaykroydÆs sound, prising
it clear of the numerous shouty young bands to have followed their
lead. Sometimes this is rather off-putting û several tracks veer
worryingly close to US-style skate-punk, notably the single Muscle
Memory. But a distinctive Glasgow burr is pleasingly prominent,
particularly when they slow everything down for a few fleeting seconds.
The standout track, an exhaustingly intense epic called E Numbers,
benefits hugely from a quietly-sung interlude which was presumably
inserted to prevent the band spontaneously combusting while playing it
live. There are further welcome changes of pace throughout the album: a
low-key intro here, a spooky echo effect there, and a couple of tracks
that differ markedly from the usual template.
Apostrophe borders on anthemic soft-rock in places, albeit with a
less-than-radio-friendly refrain about a spiderÆs corpse thatÆs
"carried away by ants". And Think and Feel features an almost Kaiser
Chiefs-like chant-along section û a very apt "dananana-nana" û then, of
all things, a sax break. That may bewilder some devotees of the bandÆs
previous work but the chorus is classic Dananananaykroyd: "I get bored,
so I go outside / For a bee-er! For a bee-er!"
You can take the band out of Glasgow, but you canÆt take away their
pints.
This is the Deluxe Edition that comes in a nice cardboard gatefold case
with a poster and a bonus CD with 5 extra tracks. Pick it up on Monday,
enjoy!