Casiokids
hail from Norway and specialise in dreamy, quirky indie-disco-pop. Some of their
music is admittedly slightly on the twee side, but there is always an emphasis
on catchiness with a big sense of fun and playfulness. The band’s unusual style
really comes across when you see them live: glitter canons have been used on
more than one occasion! My gut feeling from having seen them before, though, is
that they struggle to capture the energy of their live shows on their
recordings.
To their
credit, they are a difficult band to pigeonhole – lazy comparisons based on
geography would include Datarock and Royksopp – but Casiokids definitely have a
sound of their own, which in this day and age is pretty rare.
While their
new single Dresinen is typically
Casiokids in vocal style, the accompanying music is much straighter forward
than the spaced-out disco of their previous offerings. Built around a couple of
repeated guitar riffs with an almost glam rock stomp, the single benefits from
repeat listens and is certainly strong enough to warrant checking out their
album which came out earlier this year.
Dresinen is available from the 25th of
June via Moshi Moshi Records.
SM
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