Saturday, January 9, 2010
Dot Dot Dot
It’s funny to think I first got turned onto this band via a television show (one that I only initially watched because Johnny from The Goo Goo Dolls was a judge). As sad as that may be, may God bless the show’s producers for giving this band a shot at getting into the mainstream consciousness! Dot Dot Dot are part of new wave of New Wave that is superb. Their music is filled with atmospheric guitars, a mix of gentle male and female vocals, and tons of synth work. If Berlin were starting in 2010, they’d likely sound very similar.
I is the first of three EPs from the band and it features five songs. Ever heard the saying “all killer, no filler?” Well, it certainly applies to I. “Don’t Move” kicks out the album with a dance heavy beat that is backed by some epic synth work that makes it very hard to not think of Duran Duran (although Prince and Philip Bailey come to mind in a roundabout way as well). “Edge of the World” is much the same, while “Let It Go” and about half of “Home” offer some clearer guitar base. It’s “How Long” though that takes this band completely over the top, it has that unspeakable spark that makes great songs…well…great. The band does a brilliant job of holding back the verses just enough that it explodes during the chorus in a way that grips you tightly as if it were an old friend that you have missed dearly for decades gone by.
I admit it. I am totally in love with the boys and girls in triple Dot. If I is any indication of what they have up their sleeve for II and III then some giant label needs to give them a lot of money and plaster their albums everywhere. Dot Dot Dot fills a huge void in modern music. If you enjoy The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, Client, or any of the “classic” New Wave bands then this is a must own for you.
Reviewed by Mark Fisher
5 out 5 Pops!
