'Euphobia' by Voodoo Loons
Thursday, 30 April 2009 , 1 Comments
Hello The Unabashedly Political Song Paranoia (Acting Suspicious) Downhill (Reprise) Moon The strength of Voodoo Loons new album, Euphobia, comes from the variety that lies within. The first track on the album, entitled Hello is a tour de force of hard rock, but just as many other times throughout this album, the following song is a complete curveball. This 'curveball' that I speak of, happens to be one of my favorite tracks on the album. As stated in the titled, The Unabashedly Political Song is both obviously political and satirical, but the spoken aspect of the song is extremely effective and well written. Voodoo Loons clearly had an strong opinion and felt the need to get it off of their chest. I'm all for this idea, but only if it is well done and tasteful; thankfully it is. The interesting part about this song is that it is really the only politically charged track on the album; at least the only obviously political track on the album. The song ends quite well too, with a plethora of drums and percussion creating a dense wall of rhythmic sound. Another aspect of the Voodoo Loons that I really enjoyed, is their knack for hearing out the specific sound of a song, and correctly complementing that feeling with specifically chosen instruments. The musicianship and craftsmanship of a band is looked at very positively when close attention to detail is paid, as it is here. Each song seems to be represented using a different collection of instruments; some songs have the typical electric guitar, electric bass and drums, but this lineup is the minority on Euphobia. For the most part, each song has a different arrangement of instruments including upright and fretless bass, keyboards, percussions, harmonica, and mandolin (the mandolin playing on track 4, entitled Downhill, is quite tasteful). There is even a track that has more of an electronica/ techno feel to it than anything else (track 5, entitled Paranoid), meanwhile another curveball appears when the very next song starts; an entirely acoustic reprise of Downhill. The variety within Euphobia gives the feeling that each song has been meticulously crafted as opposed to just thrown together so that the band can rock out. This is an artist's rock n' roll band. Click Below for a Video and Contact Info: VIDEO: Play In the Rain (video 2) Contact Info: http://www.voodooloons.com www.myspace.com/voodooloons
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