ARTIST: Maxtone Four
TITLE: Hey Hey Do It Anyway
LABEL: Maximum Tone Fidelity
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 31:00 min
SIZE: 44,6 MB
RIP DATE: Jun-21-2007
RELEASE DATE: Jun-12-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Just Say I Know 03:10
02. Ashtray 03:01
03. Kickstand 02:26
04. I Fucking Hate This Place 02:19
05. Melody Girl 02:27
06. Short Pants 02:52
07. Bob 01:45
08. Farmington 02:44
09. OK You Go First 02:27
10. Parenthetic 04:09
11. Do It Anyway (Hey Hey) 03:40
Release Notes:
2007 release from a long-time fave here! Their debut
"Go Steady" you need to check out but this stands
right alongside that little treasure. Skinny tie,
indie power pop done in `double naught` style(it`s
the 00`s, after all now!)! Like Superdrag doing The
Knack, yes! So many favorite pop sounds are all over
this disc - Lovely, gorgeous vocals and band chants,
exuberant blasts new wavey melodies flow in and fill
every imaginable crack with pop perfection. Power
pop salvation for fans of the new school Yes, this
is a throwback to rock records of yesteryear, a
record that strips away the current musical trends
of aggression, angst and whiny navel-gazing,
replacing them with solid, hook-filled,
guitar-driven pop/rock. Songs about girls and sunny
skies.
St. Louis, Missouri based singer/songwriter Brian
McClelland`s jones for mixing 60`s British invasion
(Kinks, the Zombies), 80`s new wave (the Cars,
theKnack, Squeeze) and more recent indie guitar rock
(Fountains of Wayne, Superdrag) has developed into a
truly unique brand of songwriting, filling Maxtone
Four`s driving tunes with hooky, buzzy guitars and
timeless pop melodies. And lyrics that won`t make
you wince. And pop hooks that stick to the songs
like fly paper. This is a review from their previous
album, but it gives you an idea alongside the music
below. "The band produces a great sound with a
sharp, poppy thrill that brings to mind the Kinks
and XTC. Brian McClelland has an acute sense of
observations, andhe uses it with wit and a little
venom to tell great stories. The album comes off as
a subtle guide, with love songs that aren`t really
love songs and hipster cool that is natural. The M4
create a more complex landscape that expects you to
think on you feet and get the joke-or risk being
part of it."-Playback St. Louis.