Effortless. Unforced. Easy on the ear listening is what it chalks up to when it concerns Work done by Shout Out Louds. The Swedish long-time friends’ deliver a third full-length album, toting up eleven tracks of mellow pop-rock indie. Playing in the sound realm of Band of Horses and an ickle Interpol-ish, Phil Elk, indie godhead producer, fits in quite nicely in Shout Out Louds’ new-fangled project. Leading the vocals, Adam Olenius drones a natural water-colored melody, nowhere near sluggish, restful in every tone he sings. And playing second to his fiddle, are rightly matched back-up vocals, especially when Bebban Stenborg complements the bond. It has been a steady progression for the band since the debut of Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, tours with heavy-hitters The Strokes, The Dears and Kings of Leon, and features on teenage party lines like One Tree Hill and The O.C.. The tracks of Work crayon within the customary lines of Shout Out Louds. There are no surprises, but somehow it’s not curiously dull or tiresome. At the starting line is 1999 punching us in the face with its poppiness, and perhaps the finest of its peers. The mistrust of Walls, the gaps of Throwing Stones and the watching of the Moon swallowed me in, leaving me in an empty space free of action, free of tribulation, free of the dubious thoughts that room my mind. And for a moment, I was coasting on a weekday two o’clock stretch. Not too sure why I ended up there while listening to the album. I just did, and I was keen on the Zen-like trance. There are no aberrations or explosions on this album, but sometimes when you Play The Game, slow and steady wins the race.
Key Tracks: 1999, Play The Game, Moon
Moods: Rousing, Sparkling, Fun, Autumnal, Playful
Buy: Work
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