Dananananaykroyd
Some Dresses/Genuine lbs 7”
The buzz surrounding Dananananaykroyd is deafening. A mere year in and they’re doing what Glasgow bands do best – kicking the living shit out of their instruments, their studio, their live show and themselves in order to create the best sound around.
There’s little to no point in trying to describe Dananananaykroyd so let’s just say that they sound like Dananananaykroyd. Can’t say fairer than that, and what self-respecting music fan wouldn’t want to hear something they’ve rarely (if ever) heard before?
First track ‘Some Dresses’ is a stormer. Starting with a chant of ‘Yeah! Can you smell it in the air?’ you feel the instant need to jump out of your chair and punch the sky. It’s life-affirming stuff and the song keeps on building from there – to the point that your average indie kid’s mind might well implode. The urgency, however, is levelled by an almost superhuman production job. Nothing is out of place, it is never boggy and the sound, although sharp enough to prick you, is rounded enough to leave space for you to dance. There really isn’t another song like it out there at the moment.
Backed with the jaunty Genuine lbs, the single is given a marvellously-judged sense of balance. With a skipping riff and off-kilter rhythm it maintains the joyous rebellion of Some Dresses but with a stylish sense of refrain.
The single has been out since November and, by now, should be twisting merrily on your turntable: the grooves showing signs of wear.
www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd
www.jealousrecords.com
Russell Moore
The buzz surrounding Dananananaykroyd is deafening. A mere year in and they’re doing what Glasgow bands do best – kicking the living shit out of their instruments, their studio, their live show and themselves in order to create the best sound around.
There’s little to no point in trying to describe Dananananaykroyd so let’s just say that they sound like Dananananaykroyd. Can’t say fairer than that, and what self-respecting music fan wouldn’t want to hear something they’ve rarely (if ever) heard before?
First track ‘Some Dresses’ is a stormer. Starting with a chant of ‘Yeah! Can you smell it in the air?’ you feel the instant need to jump out of your chair and punch the sky. It’s life-affirming stuff and the song keeps on building from there – to the point that your average indie kid’s mind might well implode. The urgency, however, is levelled by an almost superhuman production job. Nothing is out of place, it is never boggy and the sound, although sharp enough to prick you, is rounded enough to leave space for you to dance. There really isn’t another song like it out there at the moment.
Backed with the jaunty Genuine lbs, the single is given a marvellously-judged sense of balance. With a skipping riff and off-kilter rhythm it maintains the joyous rebellion of Some Dresses but with a stylish sense of refrain.
The single has been out since November and, by now, should be twisting merrily on your turntable: the grooves showing signs of wear.
www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd
www.jealousrecords.com
Russell Moore
