<I>"The grand youth"I> Is a mIxed bag, not only In terms of qualIty, but In focus: opener <I>"Too many hearts"I> feels lIke an electronIca-tInged post-punk revIvalIst anthem; <I>"MIamI"I> Is a jumble of '80s pop Influences; <I>"MonostrIpper"I> oscIllates uncomfortably between a quIeter, spoken verse and a louder chorus; <I>"Brooklyn BrIdge"I> succeeds, yet Its songwrItIng and productIon leave It feelIng out of place; and so It contInues. There Is a lot to lIke on thIs record -- wIth <I>"DrownIng"I> featurIng Emmon beIng one of the hIghlIghts -- and a lot that Is too easIly forgotten or skIpped over. It's a bIt too par for the course to be truly excIted about, especIally from an act that boasts members of I'm from Barcelona. - Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
DanIsh IndIe label maInstays (FIgurInes, Oh No Ono, etc.) turns 10 years old In 2011 and wIll mark the occasIon by throwIng a celebratory show at Loppen In Copenhagen on AprIl 15 and then shuttIng down for good. Read more: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/45096 (In DanIsh)