So in this week’s NME, their radar feature was on London’s Cajun Dance Party. Another band form the Way Out West scene along with the likes of Late of The Pier and Fear of Flying.
To be honest I was incredibly surprised by the hugely positive reaction the NME awarded them with. The radar feature ended with “Cajun Dance Party are something special” well sorry to burst their NME imposed bubble they aren’t.
Debut single The Next Untouchable features a guitar string-bending riff in a tale of relationship problems. It’s a decent song, just not something to make you stop and think “fuck me, that’s good.” The song in general is somewhat hollow, the drumming lacks flare and the bass is easily forgettable and doesn’t do much to accompany the guitar, however the keyboards do add a small twinkle of majesty to the song.
Danny Blumberg’s vocals may hold up on The Next Untouchable but in other Cajun Dance Party tracks the vocals are frail and vulnerable. On songs like The Firework his voice is strained and fragile and doesn’t make for nice listening. Maybe it’s down the tracks being demos, but there is only so much that production can do.
In the aforementioned article in NME, part of the strap-line reads “Loved by Thom Yorke” now I know I’m just being sceptical here, but are they really? The only mention of Thom Yorke’s in the article is that he advised them to sign to XL and said “don’t sign to a major” is that a love for their music or just some kind advice from a veteran of the business to a fledgling band? I assume the latter was the case, but of course the NME had blow things out of proportion, surprised?
In the article the band also describe ambitions, “I’ve written songs with sax solos” enthused Robbie the guitarist. “I don’t see many bands willing to try the stuff we’re doing” Danny goes on to say, which threw out the idea of him not being arrogant as he early tried to profess. Well let’s see, bands with French horns and sax solos, em…. Arcade Fire, Love Is All, Xerox Teens to name but a few.
Basically, Cajun Dance Party are nothing special, they may go onto become great, in fact I hope they do, but right now I can’t see that happening. Oh, and to Vicky the keyboard player, your dress is pretty but is it all you ever wear?
Mp3: The Next Untouchable
Mp3: The Firework
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Fuck off you jealous rasclart. xxx
Comment by Afromuel August 29, 2007 @ 10:55 pm