It also gives a shout-out to “Jimmy and Janice” and I just love this acknowledgement to two music greats of another era.
“Sweet Sun” is my absolute favorite, built on a 50s-style rhythm guitar, with Jonathan Richman-style of spoken-word lyrics broadcast over a truly rocking background. “Becoming” is slower and in a minor key, but the backing vocals create a great theme – as they also do on the next song “Running” (featuring a gunshot sample, or what could also be the sound of angrily broken chalk). This is actually one of the few upbeat songs on the album. Almost danceable! “Flashed Junk Mind” is also really good I love the use of a classic rock-band guitar with other electronic elements and piano. “Stunner” starts the album with a great beat background, and fun lyrics. The result is actually excellent – the album is well done, and feels very novel compared to other music popular today.
Milky Chance has instead found a way to incorporate these fresh electronic beats with the more laid-back, moody, singer-songwriter style of music that appeals to the “Indie Folk Revival” crowd. There is a copious use of electronic elements here – without being “dance” or “techno”. It alternates between a little hip-hop and indie feel, depending on the song.Įven though Milky Chance seems to have created a distinctive and identifiable “sound”, there are still many style variations on the very different songs from this album. The vocal style reminds me of a cross between Andre 3000 and Beck – sort of gritty and grainy, sometimes playful sometimes monotone. This album was suggested by a colleague months ago, but I forgot the group’s name! Milky Chance is apparently a musical duo from Germany that published their debut album in 2014.
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