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Sally Forth Records
The one thing I couldn't get over when listening to this Danish band's debut was how much their lead vocalist/guitarist Johannes Nidam sounds almost like a cross between Paul Banks of Interpol and Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. Campsite's music tends to be a mix of both bands. Twelve tracks of dance-y, electro-indie-rock/pop (or whatever it's being called these days) that kept me interested from the opening track "Pastime" to the pleading vocals of "Parade" and the delightful bounce of "Clean cut". The closer, "I collide", is the best closing track I've heard all year and ends the album on a good note.
- Navy Keophan