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Band:
AM60
Album:
Always Music Sixty
Label:
Shifty Disco
Released:
July 29th
You may well have heard AM60 on Radio One over the months;
Jo Whiley, Nemone, John Peel and Steve Lamacq have
all given them a spin and the general consensus among these is that they are
rather good. However, they have also appeared on a covermount CD for teen
magazine �J17�, which I dare say is the appropriate audience for the
band.
AM60 are very American indeed. I�ll forgive them as they are
indeed American, but their sound is very sunny Californian pop. Taking
influences from the Beastie Boys and Fun Lovin� Criminals (Mackie
of Fun Lovin� Criminals fame is in AM60) with a hint of boy band style pop mixed
into the friendly hip-hop sound.
Released very appropriately in the height of the summer season,
AM60 will be hoping it stays sunny, otherwise nobody will even dream of buying
this record. Perfect for pool parties (if you�re flash), BBQ�s or even a picnic,
AM60 stick to the summer sounds throughout the record. Singles �Big As The Sky�
and �Just A Dream� both have simple but catchy tunes with basic lyrics that the
kids can all sing along to. Not ignoring the popular �chill-out� fad that is
popular at the moment, they throw in a few slower numbers with songs such as
�Bus� and �Phat Girl�, they lose a mark for the use of the word �Phat� because
it�s a plain stupid word and totally unnecessary, let that be a lesson to you
all. They even dare throw in a Bob Dylan tinged harmonica based song
titled �Way From Home� to add a bit of variety to the album.
This album really isn�t my cup of tea, I�m a miserable bastard as
you may be able to tell from my various reviews, but this album should be on
everybody�s list if you�re going to host a party this summer. It�s simple; it�s
catchy and most importantly of all its all a bit of fun. Just use it as a
beverage coaster for the rest of the year and dust it off for the summer.
Richard
Collings, 5/10 |
