2nd Grade marry fun and feeling on 'Easy Listening.' Read bigugly's review:
“Bum bum bum bum-bum-bum bum bum / Bum bum-bum-bum bum bum,” sings 2nd Grade’s Peter Gill onomatopoetically on “Beat of the Drum,” the sixth track off the five-piece band’s new album,. It’s moments like these, where 2nd Grade lets the rhythm speak for itself, that make for the most amusing listens. There are plenty of these on, the band’s third LP in four years, which proves yet another jovial entry into the contemporary power-pop canon.
And as catchy as “Strung Out On You” is with its handclapped beat and smiley vocals, one has to wonder if the addiction metaphor is worthwhile. The track’s guitar groove and dynamic vocal delivery make for an ideal earworm, but the lyrics “Give me something / Be my pick-me-up / I’m strung out on you” are tired and the addiction references are reductive turns of phrase. Rhythmically genius but lyrically off, the song is a conflicting listen.
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