Slow Club - Yeah, So

I've been listening to Slow Club's new Yeah, So record for several weeks now and embarrassingly it never occurred to me that the jangly folk duo were British. In fact, it was not until hearing them say things like "Is John About" when looking for a soundguy at SXSW in their heavy Brit accents that it finally dawned on me. But really they have that good old familiar American folk thing down so well it wasn't hard not to question their nationality in the first place.

I've always had a soft spot in my heart for groups with dual vocals, and the way the male/female timbres of the duo's collective voices blend so well, it is really what saves this album. While I've been ranting the last month about guitar/drum duos being a tired bit, Slow Club manages to eke out what it probably the last uncharted territory in this otherwise dying sub-genre.

And while the disc has its ups and downs --the ups being all the tracks featuring drums --the subject matter and sincerly upbeat delivery make this an album that is not hard to like. The childlike attitude and coyness in which a lifelong love relationship is looked upon in opener "When I Go" has a universal ability to endear itself to lovers of all stages of life/relationships. But perhaps the highest point on the disc is "It Doesn't Have To Be Beautiful" which has a little bit of everything from these guys' repertoire. The album releases 3/30 on Moshi Moshi.

MP3: Slow Club - It Doesn't Have To Be Beautiful

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