Music Go Music, Expressions - Music Review

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Administrator in Music

Smack dab in the middle of another lo-fi indie rock craze, Music Go Music emerges with a fully produced, clean-cut sound, drumming up more drama than an episode of Gossip Girl. The album kicks off with banshee vocals amid a barrage of synths and funky drums, leading the listener to wonder what else is in store. Singer Gala Bell quickly shows that she is capable of more than shrieking, revealing a sexy and majestic voice that is a perfect fit for the band’s sporadically progressive dance/rock/pop arrangements. “Light of Love” is most certainly a highlight, in which the band’s obvious ABBA influence shines through, down to the very title of the song. Bell’s lyrics, combined with a somewhat unique approach to polished cocaine-induced-head-bobbing-rock, makes you appreciate a genre that you might normally not give a second chance to, and it takes you back to a time where bellbottoms and body glitter were the norm, yet you can’t help but keep your ear to the speaker. Momentum diminishes at the middle of the album due to lengthy intros and borderline cheesy instrumentals – a significant blow to your listening experience if you are the type that prefers to relax until the record on your thrift store-bought turntable reaches the end of each side. So if you’ve got an iPod, your money was invested in the right place.

Good For: Proving to your friends that ABBA and Heart would have been great together, installing a lit dance floor in the spare bedroom.

Bad For: The soundtrack to Precious, skinny dipping, ice cream – unless you’re putting it on each other (with sprinkles).

– by Dominic Turi

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