The Tropical Punk album and the Guthrie-Irion EP both have the same problem. I hear the instrumentation, little snatches of melody and I am so ready for these to be very different but very good releases. And then something just doesn't quite click in and they both end up in the "I probably won't revisit" pile. Tropical Punk's Sweetheart isn't too bad though, individual songs were endearing. 'Summer on the Rocks' had a little more kick to it the second time around and some earlier Weezer fans will recognize the vibe on 'Old Rebel'. I think on both of these its a taste thing more than objectively being good or bad. I want Tropical Punk to have a stronger melody, sound a little more like Conshafter out of Virginia but that's really just my preference. Oh, 'Take Me To The Party Baby' is pretty fun too. So three solid songs right in the middle of the record, Tropical Punk bears a couple listens. The Guthrie-Irion EP; Bright Examples just doesn't do much for me. I feel like they were trying to write folk-pop songs but quite nailing the hook. The potential is all there but then it just sorta washes away cause they thought of something new so that is where the song went. Jenny and Johnny with ADD.
Anyways those were my two albums for this post. I think Rooney's new record is next, but there is a new Asobi Seksu album floating around and 2 Dntel EP's so who knows. The bands were Tropical Punk from Ithaca, New York and wife-husband duo Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion from South Carolina and Massachusetts. Click the links, listen up.
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