Album released: August 5, 2008I'm not sure if it's the weather, but I've been uncharacteristically chipper lately. Maybe it's my hopes that the snow is finally gone for good and that faint distinct aroma of spring hiding behind the harsh winds is more than my imagination playing tricks on me. Maybe it's the constant flow of coffee I have pumping through my veins day after day. I'm not sure. It's during this time of year I like to revisit bands I never really put much thought into the first time I heard them. Spring is rebirth, so why not rediscover new music?
Are The Airborne Toxic Event anything new and fantastic? No, not especially. There are times I'd swear I was listening to some unreleased Killers material, or the new Strokes album, after they rediscovered The Smiths. But if they are so run of the mill like I claim, why listen? I guess the self-titled debut album just hit me at the right time. I mean, what better time to listen to forlorn lyrics over retro 60's British rock then the time of the year where contrasting seasons mesh together?
I read other reviews where they tore this album apart, but TATE just seem like a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously. While some of the lyrics, like the chorus for "Gasoline", are childish and "Happiness is Overrated" IS The Killers, you gotta take it for what it is: a decent debut album from a band that could have great potential if they sounded a little less like their contemporaries.
It's a feel good album that flirts with retro and modern rock. It's almost impossible to stop yourself from humming along to songs like "Does This Mean You're Moving On" and "Wishing Well". It's great throw-the-headphones-on-and-walk-around-town music-on-a-sunny-day music. And when Punxsutawney Phil's prediction starts to come true, what else I could ask for?
The Airborne Toxic Event was released on August 5, 2008 on Majordomo Records.
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