Fang Island’s own description of the band’s music is “everyone high-fiving everyone” which well describes their self-titled new album full of positive energy. That positive energy isn’t, however, given as sugarcoated pop hooks but instead as grand, unstoppable guitar rock.
The album is a solid entity and not least because of the clear intro and outro tracks. Between the fireworks (!) of the opening and ending tracks it’s all about combining rhythmically interesting punk rock with fanfare-type guitar melodies and vocal harmonies. Vocals are used extremely rarely and often without actual lyrics.
Despite of their huge energy, Fang Island has a sense of structure and dynamics, which is perhaps best shown in the five-minute crescendo of “Davey Crockett”. Other top moments include the concise first single “Daisy” and the simply marvelous second half of “Sideswiper”. Their live performance must be quite a therapy session.
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