Yeah Yeah Yeahs
front woman Karen O wrote a track called “The Moon Song” for the film “Her” last
year. If you haven’t seen this film, it’s basically about a man who falls in
love with his computer (who has a female voice). It sounds very weird but the film
is actually quite moving.
What do you do
after you’ve written a song for a romantic film then? Write an album about love
songs of course! That’s what Karen O has done anyway, and why not? If you’re
feeling inventive about a particular subject then it’s logical that you’re
going to try and keep those creative juices flowing for as long as possible.
Basically, “Crush Songs” delves into the topics of relationships and love.
Clocking in at a
brief 25 minutes, “Crush Songs” is all about being short but sweet. Many of the
songs on this album have a basic lo-fi production with incredibly, emotionally
raw vocals from Karen O. That’s it. No epic sting sections or flashy
synthesizers, just pure, simple songwriting.
With this in mind,
you’d expect to the lyrics and vocal melodies to do most of the work, and they
do. This is fine but these particular features are a bit hit and miss. “Rapt”
and “Body” are the only songs that really pack an emotional punch, and
“Singalong” is a charming way to close the album.
There’s no point
in being ultra descriptive about “Crush Song” because there’s really not a lot
to it. One thing that should be mentioned though, is the fact that most of
these 15 songs aren’t even two minutes long so you might be left feeling
majorly unsatisfied.
To sum it up, this
album is for two kinds of people; those who’ll love it and be emotionally
invested in it, and those who’ll just it see it as average, no thrills
songwriting. Overall, “Crush Songs” simply doesn’t really have the appeal to make it
an outstanding album.
OVERALL RATING:
5/10
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