published: 26 /
10 /
2002
Label:
Bumblebear
Format: CD
Infectiously eclectic pop on second album from New York trio, Boys' Star Library
Review
It's been over a year now since the New York based band, Boys' Star Library, released their debut full length album, 'If I Was Born A Girl'. The album showed off perfectly the musicians' friendly and creative style of music. The songs on it, which described in conceptual order the whole of a life from birth until old age, were similarly outstanding.
'Sugar & Water', the band's second album, develops the idea of its precursor focusing on just one period of life this time, which is adolescence, and everything that goes with it.
“... where are you now? because I fell asleep and had a dream that I'd love to share with you now “ ss how Jimmy Hughes, the lead singer, opens the album on 'On Summer Vocation', the first track. ' 'Sugar & Water', like as 'If I Was…, is generous in its use of instrumentation which includes bass, guitar, cello, tambourine, woodblock and trombone.
It is evident from its title what 'Me & Julia', the second track, is about . Everyone in the group must have felt desire for a girl at some point, and the 4 piece all male band is not shy admitting it in the lyrics.
'(Under Master Control)’ is modest in its sound at first. There is a lot to it , however. The music is smoothly shifted along by a steady undercurrent of bass guitars through several quieter and noisier moments.
You know the feeling that makes your body shiver. 'Pinned Between Two Ghosts' has a similar impact where the music is kept in in the background, while the lyric is forced to stand out as a result of it its delicate style.
'Sugar & Water', on the other hand, brims with energy. The words are sang with similar vitality and fast speed.
One of the significant features of Boys' Star Library is their ability to affect your mood. 'Like At The Brink Of A Dream', the last song, is not exception, when all the instruments are given a good airing and the volume of the song is toyed around with once again.
The album has a good swing to it right from its beginning and throughout all of its 11 tracks. These are lyrics that anyone can relate to, and the music is expressive. It's definitely worth listening to, and will have a delightful effect on the way that you think about things.
Track Listing:-
1
On Summer Vacation
2
Me And Julia
3
Kissed With Sugar And Water
4
Pinned Between Two Ghosts
5
Still Stuck With Myself
6
In Seven Minutes
7
Like At The Brink Of A Dream