All told, this bizarre, quirky album flows swiftly from end to end and despite its simpleton sound, includes a lot of interesting instrumentation. After a few listens, you’ll start to realize that despite the overall undemanding feel of the album, it’s laced with creative melodies and intricate chamber music.
This new phenomenon that we’ve witnessed in the wake of the success of the Juno Soundtrack seems largely attributable to the idea that music fans are embracing this throwback to youthful feeling music. The ability of new indie musicians to create more simplistic records with minimalist compositions seems to be a new direction and a departure from the complicated, less listener-friendly Pavement-ruled indie days. Will it last? I doubt it, but nevertheless, it’s a most refreshing direction for a change.
