Muscular type

Three words - Guns Babes Lemonade. It’s a punchy indictment on the electro movement today is what it is. But it happens to be the debut release from Aussie man of the moment - Muscles.

This 22 year-old from Shepparton Victoria, has risen in the past year to provide some very catchy and dance worthy tracks. “Sweaty”, “Ice cream” and “One Inch Badge Pin” are the singles from it thus far and each has its own unique elements but cocooned within the characteristic dirty synthesizer and very eighties sounding keys.

If you see him perform live, you’ll appreciate the gravelly man-shout that overlays this pop disco sensibility, but translate it to the album and it seems to lose just a little of it’s pizzazz. Mind you only a little.

And perhaps my other criticism of this album is that whilst each of the singles and for the most part songs stand alone as well crafted tracks when you listen to this album in one sitting unless you’re shooting the lasers yourself it could get a little grating.

Overall though, his back story to flex and the execution of this album are recognizable of a very skilled man at work. He’s certainly managed to capture the essence of summer and dancing right here with Guns Babes Lemonade.

Posted: October 11th, 2008 under ALBUMS.
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