Album Review

fun. – Aim And Ignite

• 7th Jun 2010

To begin with no pun intended, this album, is fun. It is a good natured, good humoured piece of art, that escapes the ‘paint-by-numbers’ music of the pop-punk genre, and the lyrics are colourful and sugary sweet.

Intricate harmonies, catchy tunes, pretty melodies and an entire band playing throughout the album, from percussion to horns, strings through to synthesizers it is an album that has had very little hype around it, but from sold out shows across the UK has obviously propelled the band to proportions that no one would have expected.

It does not lack depth like other albums of this century, ‘The Gambler’ appeals to your emotions that reminiscing story of the girl he loved who then became his wife, and ‘Bar lights’ and ‘Take your time (coming home)’ are full of happiness, compassion and moving stories that seem so real life you can almost feel the joy exuding from them.

‘Be Calm’ is the one that will hit the stage, and ‘All the Pretty Girls’ is the soundtrack to Summer ’10, and the Queen extravagance and choruses, a truly experimental album and each track is distinctive from the last, masterfully built and executed and a true delight for the ears.

A soundtrack to satisfy anyone, from flamboyant indie pop kids, to the Disney fans and musical theatre lovers, a brilliant piece of vintage pop and well worth a listen, really, the overbearingly cheesy aside, five star brilliance.