Artist /
Band: The 88 Record
Label: Mootron Records Release
Date: September 20, 2005 Our
Review: It may be in vogue for bands like the Killers and Franz
Ferdinand to pull from '80s references, but the 88 like to go back a
tad further. The Los Angeles band jumps its well-dressed members
head first into the happier days of the Beatles and the Kinks. Call
it standard hooky pop, but, boy, it works with an immediacy and
brightness that's simply undeniable. A majority of Over and
Over bounces along so crisply and effortlessly that you'll be
boogying before you know it. And in the odder tunes, the guys really
show off their chops, namely in the loopy drowsiness of "Jesus Is
Good," the sing-along shuffle of "Coming Home" and "You Belong to
Me," which could've stood up on any Elliott Smith record. Definitely
a winner--over and over.
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