For Brooklyn Duo Matt & Kim life is about to be. Following up a raucously fun, albeit slightly repetitive, self titled debut last year, Grand, the forthcoming second album from Matt & Kim shows signs of musical maturation. Keeping with their battle-tested blueprint of playing the keyboard and drums literally as hard as humanly possible, Matt & Kim deliver an album that is extraordinarily catchy, while not being altogether too vapid. Matt & Kim adapt more complex rhythms (LOTS of handclaps too!) and layers of sound that complement their syrupy hooks. Unlike their track Yea Yeah that was primarily composed of two lyrics, Daylight off of Grand, is even more catchy, but with a genuine sense of earnestness that should not be overlooked.
I have loved Mat & Kim since last summer at Lollapalooza when CSS bailed and Matt & Kim jumped in to play an impromptu set in the scorching midday heat while screaming at the top of their lungs. Check out the new album and I guarantee a happy time.
Happy MLK Day. Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend (if you have one). On a completely unrelated note: I have never seen Teen Wolf, but now I am consumed by a need to all because of Bill Simmons.
Matt & Kim - Daylight (YSI) (filesavr)
Matt & Kim - Yea Yeah (YSI) (filesavr)
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