Sounds and Zounds

I blame NPR. This is dance / house music and for the most part I don’t like this type of music, but the NPR reviewer made similarities to Talking Head, Bowie and the Pixes and I had to find out more.
First off, there are a few songs that are so repetitive I just can not stand them and the title track is so poor that it is just frustrating to listen to. Thought there are a few enjoyable tracks that stick out, Us V Them, Someone Great, Watch The Tapes and North American Scum, they stretch between of retro 80’s synth music to a more raw a scream.
This is music that you really have to be in the right mood for and sometimes I wish there was just radio versions of the songs.

There are times that you buy a CD with no knowledge or understanding of what you are purchasing. This is one of those CD’s for me and I very surprised on how enjoyable it has been. Mr. Watson has a raw jazzy feel to his work that has been working very nicely with my enjoyment of “The Good, The Bad, The Queen.” This selection of songs may have some dark undertones, but not depressing and has a great ability of create some real amazing transitions and crescendo of musical enjoyment.