This is an
odd little album, but surprisingly enjoyable at the same time. I’d never heard
of Django Django until I received this as a Christmas present and on first
listen I wasn’t impressed. However, repeated listens wore down my defences and
I ended up really enjoying the whole experience.
It’s hard to
define what Django Django sound like, other than it’s definitely a fusion of
styles, from world music to 60’s psychedelia. Imagine the Beach Boys crooning
along to a Transglobal Underground soundtrack and you won’t be too far away. And
there’s some lovely slide guitar on the odd track as well.
The best
tracks are undoubtedly the folky ‘Hand of Man’, the mellow ‘Life’s a Beach’ and
the hey nonny nonny electro folk of ‘Default’. Best of all is the anthemic
‘Hail Bop’ which manages to combine all the best bits and influences from the
album in one bite size chunk with the sing-a-long ending of the year.
This is a
decent, original and interesting album and I’d definitely recommend it. Thank
you Father Christmas.
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