MP3: Mimikry - Alderland
Contributor Nancy Baym forwarded this track to me with no information other than that she got it off a MIDEM sampler and thought it was quite good. My own first impression: maybe a bit more trallpunk than I'd normally go for, but catchy enough to hold my attention. Also, good enough that I went to their myspace page to hear more. Unfortunately, listening to a few more tracks made me want to revise my opinion. As Nancy herself wisely pointed out, there's a "dopey Green Day" thing going on with them and it gives me pause. Not to diss GD though - I'm an unapologetic fan for life - but Mimikry definitely seems to take on some of their lamer, latter-day qualities. However, then I came across this and once again I had to reconsider. Was I being too hasty in judgement? Perhaps I should give them another chance. So I took a few days before going back to relisten. And now my current impression? "Alderland" is an undeniably strong track: anthemic, powerful, well-paced, dramatic. It pulls all the right strings. The other tracks they have up aim to replicate that success, but fall short, though said shortcomings bother me less now. I doubt I'll ever truly love Mimikry through and through, but I can wholeheartedly state that "Alderland" is great I'm happy to recommend it.
Mimikry - Alderland