Fine Time / Sony Music; February 19, 2013
Australian electro-pop quartet Strange Talk debuted their first ever full-length album ‘Cast Away’ a couple days ago after 2 years single releases and a handful of gigs. Strange Talk is a band you easily get attached to especially if you are listening to any of their singles for the first time.
There is just something about synth filled records that is irresistible. Of course the right hook and lead are recipes you can’t overlook when making the right electronic pop track. And Like Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Two Door Cinema Club, Strange Talk may have succeeded in figuring out this recipe in Cast Away. Every track though they carry their own weight definitely reflects on the lively-hood of the entire album.
You may have heard “Climbing Walls” or “Cast Away” more than a hundred times but trust me, you will listen again when you get a hold of this album. Aside from the fact that you may not be able to resist playing them, They are the key tracks that made Cast Away what it is.
While there are a couple songs that just aren’t up to par with atmosphere created by the first 3 songs in the album, they helped put some sort of human touch on the entire record. Examples of songs in this category are “Come Back Home”, “So So La La” and “Morning Sun”. These tracks If anything, are not to be underestimated. Though they don’t carry the same tone as the rest of the album, they are well executed and definitely deserve a second listen to fully absorb.
Overall, Cast Away is fun! You are fed with enormous synths and you just what more, and you are given more. Songs like “Falling In love”, “Another Day”, “Take Me As I am”, and of course “Cast Away” and “Climbing Walls” are the life of this record. Trance inducing dance record at it’s best.
posted byGabriel A.
