This is the third album from experienced chart poppers Noah and the Whale, whose song 'Five Years Time' became a classic piece of bubblegum pop. In this album, however, they have reinvented themseleves into a band that has a lot of curly hair and plays a lot of mellow sunshine pop. The highlight of the album is, of course, the singalong hit 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.', a song about 'a rock and roll survivor with pendulum hips', which can be heard blaring from radios on days when it is hotter outside than it is inside. Once you get past the obvious catchiness of this song though, there are a few hidden gems on this album: 'Wild Thing', one of the more understated tracks on the album, is one of these, the rather ominous lyrics becoming almost hypnotic when sung in the husky voice of lead singer Charlie Fink. 'Tonight's The Kind Of Night' and 'Waiting For My Chance To Come' are more along the lines of potential chart successes, being in the vein of the sort of twee indie-pop that occasionally forces its way into the charts. Overall though, Noah and the Whale have not fallen prey to 'third-album syndrome', and the album is definately worth a good few listens, especially as the days get warmer.
Top Tracks:
1.Wild Thing
2.L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
3.Waiting For My Chance To Come
Key Lyric:
''L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N/You've got more than money and sense my friend, youve got heart'
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