Happy Pills, the opening track on The Last Days of Gravity is almost fitting to be listened to directly after the closer of A Flock of Bleeps, such is the peaceful introduction to the sophomore Younger Brother release.
Far from replicating their debut album, however, Simon and Benji have combined their original sound with something more acoustic, almost band like for Last Days. Although not evident by traditional sounds, instruments can be identified throughout, mixed within the modified sound scape that is the electronic base. Some songs have glitch elements and vocal distortions in them, whilst others have simple guitar riffs and drum beats, and yet it all blends together to create a listening pleasure that is yet again somewhat unclassifiable.
The growing up would have attracted more fans that relate this album to more well known works, with a stronger commercial psychedelic link musically. Yet somehow it manages to maintain the beauty of the first album, it still appeals to the audience that A Flock of Bleeps was made for.
This hashing of two worlds is what has made this album so compelling and appealing, setting yet another musical benchmark for the two producers.
Going back and forth between the acoustic-like (Your Friends are Scary) and almost entirely manufactured (I am a Freak) and to a complete blend of the two (Psychic Gibbon) means that this album does have a slight err in identity. It simply doesn't flow together as well as A Flock of Bleeps did, and has some clearer stand-out tracks as highlights.
Apart from this minor detraction, The Last Days of Gravity is an album that is absolutely essential to have in a library that appreciates unique and colourful music.
The final moments of Psychic Gibbon end with a heartbeat, again an ideal book-end to a brilliant album. - Last.fm - Myspace -
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I'll leave you with a slight preview of the upcoming album in the form of a video of Younger Brother recording some claps and stomps. If this doesn't get your juices flowing for the new release, then nothing will.
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