These guys are fairly new to me, but they have quickly become one of my favorites.Their newest album, Eating Us, is totally kickass and shows the band taking an interesting new direction. It was produced by Dave Friedmann, who incidentally produced The Flaming Lips’ Soft Bulletin, and there are definitely parallels between these two pieces. What struck me right off the bat was how far they have expanded their sonic palate from their past releases. The album is very well produced and has a bit of a sheen to it which is in direct contrast with their earlier sound which was a bit more lo-fi and scuzzed out. Both sounds have their pros and cons but the way this new album sounds to me completely opens up a new level of complexity and color. As for the songs themselves, I think the band is taking more chances than ever, and it comes off very well. The melodies are stranger and full of odd contours, and they have added a prominent string section to several of the tracks. The symphonic aspect of some of these tunes adds a wholly new and intriguing angle on their potent brew of freak-psych-sunshine-dream-noise-pop. It’s like eating a Reese’s cup on Halloween and an hour later wondering if maybe something a little extra had been dripped onto your delicious chocolate treat. It’s sweet. It’s sour. It’s tangy. It’s trippy. It’s fucking awesome.
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