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NEONMAN: Knights Of Error

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Artist: NEONMAN (@)
Title: Knights Of Error
Format: CD
Label: Pale Music
Rated: * * * * *
After a year from the release of their debut album Neonman are back with a new one titled KNIGHTS OF ERROR. The new album has very few electronic sounds and it has been recorded completely live in Kreuzberg, Berlin with the production of Cornelius Rapp, who worked with artists such as Peaches, Mocky, Gonzales and Planning To Rock. Listening to the eleven tracks it was a surprise to find also ska ("Poor 'n' drinking" or "Special friends"), indie rock and '77 UK punk influences (like on "Straight 'n' narrow"). Opening with "Quinine & Juniper", a song that will recall you the style of bands like Franz Ferdinand (band that is also influenced by the UK '80s indie music), the album span through different influences and styles presenting songs that aren't made especially for the dance floor. If you liked their old style there are also tracks like the funky punk shaped "July 7th", "Clash of cultures", "Peep show" or the closing "Too quick, too much" (they recall me the Gang Of Four and !!! and they are the ones I liked most because of their dissonant melodies) but there's also space for ballads with "Boat of glory" and "Nightclubbing". If you want me to point out a song that can easily find its way to the clubs, check the closing "Too quick, too much" first. That is a great one!

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