Medium: Album
Stimulus: Sweat Boys – EP
Anno: 2011
This toe in the water by a group of synth-minded La Crosse goons is a damn good introduction, full of new wave swing which transforms from silly and speedy to romantic and grandiose. The three tracks on this disc remind me a lot of the Human League, bearing a sort of electronic manic depression that loses none of its immediacy by being gloomy.
“Sweat Boys” the song begins the disc with a hyper sense of perversion, giving the imagery of two guys getting drunk, pissed off, and oiled up before wrestling in a dark alley. Following this is “See You Dance,” a bouncing story of dancefloor rebound which starts to veer the album toward apocalyptic longing. This mood hits its climax in the striking “Cold War Lovesong,” which soars as it despairs.
The work on this EP is excellent, a perfect example of electronic dance music. I do have a very slight complaint that the songs’ production sometimes leaves vocalist Ben Koch’s singing feeling less forceful and a bit secondary to the music. Nonetheless, I cannot wait to hear a full album.
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