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Dutch
Elms The only way to have a more accurately descriptive title for this record would be if it was called "This is a CD!" Dutch Elms' debut, Music For Happiness, is a sticky-sweet, 60s-California-beach-pop-colored glowing mass of sunshine reminiscent of the originators, The Beach Boys, and more recently, dios - but with just a small pinch of city roots. Yesterday's Coffee and Don't Call Me Winston provide the first real highlight with early Beatles meets The Monkees rhythm and stylings. Nothing groundbreaking, but a couple of pleasantries none-the-less. Lodger-esque Amelia Airheart takes the first real step away from it's fellow tracks providing much needed variety. Quirky Limp Around The Park is somewhere between The Incredible Moses Leroy and The Beatles' You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - pop tainted loungy swing. The standout track is easily Died In A Lake. A mixture of garage rock and punk infused pop, the sound that should have been developed as the "Dutch Elms sound" is unfortunately limited to this one track. While there is a fair amount of variance from the sunny side, the majority of these tracks are more at home on sandy shores than in the bands home base of Seattle. It may be raining outside right now, but the sun is shining in my headphones... |
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