Album Review

Dark Room Notes – We Love You Dark Matter

• 7th Apr 2009

‘Some songs just need sunglasses’ proclaimed Dark Room Notes when asked about their vision while recording their debut album, ‘We Love You Dark Matter’.

The band shacked up in London and recorded the entire ten-track album in under two weeks. When asked ‘why London?’ they say that they wanted to “give the album a bit of a different atmosphere” not to mention the access the band had to “really cool” synthesisers. “If you go away somewhere you can really immerse yourself in it and get into a zone” they added.

The album opens with ‘Each And Every One Of Us’, a catchy and unique track which uses drum and synthesiser perfectly. Other notable tracks include re-recorded versions of ‘Love Like Nicotine’ and ‘Shake Shake My Ceiling’. The lead single of the album ‘Let’s Light Fires’ is an electro-based song with a rock edge showcasing the band’s universal appeal.

It’s hard to segment DRN into one genre, they have drawn comparisons to both Interpol and Joy Division with the album being a mix of enticing, often hypnotic songs spanning electro, rock, funk & pop. The album release marks a huge progression for the band, with 2009 promising to be the year DRN will be making a massive splash on the scene. With a debut album sounding like this, I’d imagine the bookies have stopped taking bets.