I somehow just stumbled onto this group while searching for something new that I hadn't heard before. (I tend to download different things that I have never heard of or if their name looks cool, ie- P:ano) The first time I listened to this album I was a little iffy. But since I have been searching for cool kids albums for my son to listen to, that won't drive me completely insane, I have ended up liking this. I have since searched the internet for more information of P:ano, and have realized this is just one of those quirky indie pop groups. Even though this isn't really a kids album, it is kid friendly; when I play it on the Xbox 360, and turn on the full screen visual effects, I get my son to zone out for a few minutes. (He basically zones out on the imagery of the 360 visual effects, I could probably play anytime of music and he'd still like it, but for this post, I will use this band as the reason for his "zoning")
Hailing from Canada, this 4 piece brings some really cool little songs, that are fun to listen to and is comprised of acoustic instruments. (woodblock, guitar, woodwinds, vocals, etc.) With only 11 tracks, all of them short due to the running time of right under half an hour, this a good album to listen to while not wanting to spend energy figuring out the instrumentation or being bogged down by lots of studio layering/engineering. Each song has lyrics based on some sort of dialogue that has some humerus lines which will make you smirk, or laugh, as you hear it.
Like I stated above, this is kid friendly and fun; which does have it's own drawbacks since most avid music fans wants substance in what they listen to. A great album to find cheaply or for download, in order to put in a queue while playing with the kids, cleaning the house or for a group setting where you might be drinking and having a good time.
Official score- 3.25/5
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