White Arrows - Dry Land is Not a Myth
This is the debut album from a tremendously fascinating act. For one, there's the Waterworld reference for an album title. That'll get you some points. Further, the lead singer was born blind and had his sight restored by doctors when he was 11, which is fairly interesting, to say the least. Oh, and this is another in a line of recent White bands from the last couple years: White Stripes, White Denim, White Rabbits, etc. The band's music is also difficult to describe: it's an amalgamation of pop, electro, garage, and world music. They sound like, I dunno, maybe if a more pop-friendly Animal Collective snagged Vampire Weekend's rhythm section and tried to write LCD Soundsystem songs? The pop-friendly part is important: I think this band mostly manages to avoid the esoteric nature of other genre bending acts like the aforementioned Animal Collective. Anyway, I like this album, I think it could grow on me, and I'm intrigued to see where this band goes next.
Selections
I Can Go
Settle Down
Coming or Going
Roll Forever
