GRAND
What:
GRAND
Who:
Matt & Kim
Where:
The Step Inn, 186 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
When:
Mon May 4 (Labour Day!) doors 8pm
How much:
$22.75 + bf from OzTix
Win:
Yes, we've been piping on about Matt & Kim for a few weeks now, but we have more good news: we have 2 dbl passes to the show to give-away! Email your full name to win@fourthousand.com.au with the subject line ‘You're grand - NO, you're grand!'
On:
Popfrenzy
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/mattandkim
Matt & Kim like to keep it short and snappy - GRAND is the Brooklyn bf/gf duo's second long-player and they've still got the snap-crackle-pop of their first self-titled release. While the album does dip into some subtly softer, self-reflecting tracks - their special blend of pop-punk anthem is still as present as ever. ‘Lessons Learned' for example opens with this beautifully harmonious ‘da-da-da-da' layered over a perfectly solid drumbeat, then builds into Matt's rhythmic pop-rap lyrics. (P.S - I can't believe I didn't know about the ‘Lessons Learned' film-clip when I interviewed Matt a few weeks back - it's just been released and boy-oh-boy wouldn't that one have been a talking point! Rudey nudies...)
Right, short and snappy - this album is so succinct - it's length and energy gives such an adrenaline rush. You know that feeling you get from hopping on your pushy and pedalling down to the corner store for milk and the morning paper - it's just like that - short and simple, but you still get the wind in your hair and air in your lungs.
‘Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare' has a theatrical, almost orchestral sound to it. Each track has something very different about it. It's simply impossible to listen to this album and not smile, impulsively clap your hands and involuntarily tap your feet - actually you probably need to jump around at least a little bit. Your heart just wants to beat at the same pace as Kim drums...
Release: Album
To Cure: An empty dancefloor
Keywords: Matt & Kim, Album, Brooklyn Band
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