AND ONE

And One takes a very strong start with the first song 'Shouts of joy': very poppy, jumpy and happy. But slows down fast with the next ones 'Killing the mercy', 'Memories' and 'You without a me' taking out the good vibe. However, these songs still remain typical And One songs. 'Don't get me wrong' is a bit more dancefloor oriented and with a nice twist, getting the band back on track (love the phrase 'I am the gear...'). I love the female voice on the ethereal song called 'Aigua'. 'STOP the sun' wakes me up in time. I can hear a nice '80 sound and a very catchy sound, once again: poppy and happy (the way I love it). I feel so much brighter and happy after listening to this one. 'Back home' is a nice wink if you know David Bowie well enough and very funny. Sadly after this I could erase the next songs, as they are only filling up. At the end, this isn't the best album made by And One, it has some good songs and sadly: that's it. I didn't hear any smasher, like in the past. Maybe for next time?

Filip VAN MUYLEM
22/05/2012