2008 Woodie Awards
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Machine Go Boom
"Music For Parents"
By: John Payne
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: Film Reviews
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Machine Go boom
"Music For Parents"
Grade: A+
What johnny Thinks:
"Oh my!"
If there are two words to describe Machine Go Boom's newest effort, they are "oh" and "my." Or maybe "giraffe" and "canoodle."
Mikey Machine hollers out the former pair more than dozens of times on "Music for Parents," in addition to using the phrase in two song titles.
The sextet strikes indie pop frankincense when they unearth mega-bouncy melodies. The sincere irreverence and undeniable charm that leaps from every corner of the album creates decadently orgasmic pop that transcends its own goofiness and perches itself upon rainbows made of smiles and Buddy Holly glasses.
Before you can possibly recover from the last manically-howled hook, another one hops on its back before they stumble giddily into the next ditty. If there's one thing Mikey and Co. can do with terrifying aplomb, it's squeezing out minute-and-a-half gems. "All the Way to PA" and "Build Me a Ladder" are berserk examples of pure bananas pop genius, as is the chant of "Hate!" on "Gentleman's Reply," which will ultimately lead to holes in the drywall.
Are they the best band in Cleveland or the best pop outfit in the whole wiggle-wide world? This question's all that remains after "Music for Parents" wrecks the living room, clogs the toilet and pours pixie sticks down the cat's throat.
Johnny Payne
"Music For Parents"
Grade: A+
What johnny Thinks:
"Oh my!"
If there are two words to describe Machine Go Boom's newest effort, they are "oh" and "my." Or maybe "giraffe" and "canoodle."
Mikey Machine hollers out the former pair more than dozens of times on "Music for Parents," in addition to using the phrase in two song titles.
The sextet strikes indie pop frankincense when they unearth mega-bouncy melodies. The sincere irreverence and undeniable charm that leaps from every corner of the album creates decadently orgasmic pop that transcends its own goofiness and perches itself upon rainbows made of smiles and Buddy Holly glasses.
Before you can possibly recover from the last manically-howled hook, another one hops on its back before they stumble giddily into the next ditty. If there's one thing Mikey and Co. can do with terrifying aplomb, it's squeezing out minute-and-a-half gems. "All the Way to PA" and "Build Me a Ladder" are berserk examples of pure bananas pop genius, as is the chant of "Hate!" on "Gentleman's Reply," which will ultimately lead to holes in the drywall.
Are they the best band in Cleveland or the best pop outfit in the whole wiggle-wide world? This question's all that remains after "Music for Parents" wrecks the living room, clogs the toilet and pours pixie sticks down the cat's throat.
Johnny Payne
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