Loveninjas
I wanna be like Johnny C
Labrador
Loveninjas are here, and gone is every aspect of twee from their music. Their debut EP was a rock band being held back by a very lo-fi production and buried instruments. This release, the first single from their proper debut album, finds the band in very energetic form with excellent production. I really am very exicted by this, a movement away from their surroundings. This stylistic change (no matter how slight) really works in Loveninjas' favour. The songwriting has boosted a lot as well, and three of the four tracks are just plain great, the weak one being "The way", both musically and lyrically, it just sounds a bit too much like a demo (and one that would probably get scrapped at that). The title track, "Sweet geisha love" and "When is our time" all come recommended, and if the album proper is as great as these three songs, you have yourself quite a record.
- Matt Giordano