Saturday 11 September Sunday 12 September Monday 13 September Tuesday 14 September Wednesday 15 September Thursday 16 September Friday 17 September Saturday 18 September Sunday 19 September Monday 20 September Tuesday 21 September Wednesday 22 September Thursday 23 September Friday 24 September Saturday 25 September Sunday 26 September Monday 27 September Tuesday 28 September Wednesday 29 September Thursday 30 September Friday 1 October Saturday 2 October Sunday 3 October Monday 4 October Tuesday 5 October Wednesday 6 October Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October Monday 18 October Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 20 October Thursday 21 October Friday 22 October Saturday 23 October Sunday 24 October Monday 25 October Tuesday 26 October Wednesday 27 October Thursday 28 October Friday 29 October Saturday 30 October Sunday 31 October Monday 1 November Tuesday 2 November Wednesday 3 November Thursday 4 November Friday 5 November Saturday 6 November Sunday 7 November Monday 8 November Tuesday 9 November Wednesday 10 November Thursday 11 November Friday 12 November Saturday 13 November Sunday 14 November Monday 15 November Tuesday 16 November Wednesday 17 November Thursday 18 November Friday 19 November Saturday 20 November Sunday 21 November Monday 22 November So when I got this new album, I was hoping for something like the last album, only better, the way that Trial of the Century was like the previous album, One Time Bells , only better.
The album opener, "So Far We Are", is full of vocal harmonies, chiming guitars, a syncopated drumbeat that references the Cure, and an almost great chorus that doesn't have enough to it to make it support the song. At the end of the song though, the two chords that hold the song together grow wearisome and one wishes that the song were about a minute shorter. The next song, "Also Ran", is stronger and plays to the French Kicks' strengths: Nick Stumpf's falsetto mixed with counter melodies on the chorus, a driving drums and synth, and a bass line like a sped-up "You Can't Hurry Love".
Next up is "Knee High". Both these songs are fine, but kind of retread past territory from the French Kicks. They've set the bar high enough for themselves as sweet pop songwriters that the obtuse guitar line of "Knee High" doesn't sound like a bold or sassy new direction, just different for the sake of being different.
The song is just typical French Kicks: roomy shuffling drums, jangly guitar, and some piano tinkling here and there. Jazz Latin New Age.
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