ARTiST: Yves Klein Blue
TiTLE: Ragged & Ecstatic
LABEL: Dew Process
GENRE: Rock
TiME: 42:58 min
SiZE: 57,1 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Jul-05-2009
RELEASE DATE: Jul-05-2009
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Make Up Your Mind 02:33
02. Soldier 03:05
03. Getting Wise 04:12
04. Digital Love 03:50
05. About The Future 02:39
06. Celebrity Death 04:33
07. Summer Sheets 03:01
08. Polka 04:12
09. Dinosaur 03:35
10. Queeny 04:02
11. Reprise 02:55
12. Gin Sling 04:21
Release Notes:
Somewhat telling for four young guys straight outta
Brisvegas, Yves Klein Blue certainly have a rowdy
fun vibe about them. Already showing promise with a
relentless East Coast and overseas touring schedule,
and the release of a solid debut EP last year,
Ragged & Ecstatic is YKBÆs shot at the big time.
TheyÆve gone in guns blazing.
Recruiting Kevin Augunas of Cold War Kids fame to
produce their first record, the boys have ramped up
their songwriting to match the new aesthetic,
showcasing Michael TomlinsonÆs expressive and often
rambling vocal talents. HeÆs often been labelled as
an Australian æbeat poetÆ; with every phrase, word
and melody meticulously worked out and then dragged
back through the gutter before ending up on tape.
HeÆs undoubtedly one of the freshest voices the
Australian rock scene has heard since Craig Nicholls
started screaming like a banshee.
Luckily, TomlinsonÆs got a band behind him who seem
to be equally as fearless as he is. Ragged &
Ecstatic veers wildly in all sorts of directions,
from the stomping scuzz-rock of Dinosaur through to
the pretty little folk numbers like Make Up Your
Mind and About The Future. WhatÆs really telling are
the upbeat numbers, Soldier and Getting Wise, in
which band and singer seem so self-assured and
confident that itÆs hard to believe only recently
left high school. Each song is a collage of
seemingly disparate styles, held together by
inventive phrasing and some skilled transitions. But
most vitally, Yves Klein Blue are coming of age with
a sound thatÆs really all their own, and thatÆs
something remarkably exciting.
You should see them at Splendour, because IÆve got
money on them returning in a few years as
headliners. But if you canÆt make it to Byron, the
energy of this record should tide you over until
Yves Klein Blue next hits your town.
Ragged & Ecstatic is out now on Dew Process/UMA.
Yves Klein Blue are currently taking the album
around the country, culminating in a slot at
Splendour.