by Jesse Baker | Apr 18, 2010 | News Slider
Just in time for sunny skies Darwin Deez has dropped a self-titled album that displays a refreshingly unique style that will move your feet and put a smile on your face. If you happen to search Deez on YouTube, you will find he is the prototypical “hipster” that may look like he’s just having a bit of fun with music, but if you dig a little deeper into the album you’ll find a delightful collection that is far more impressive than his goofy videos might lead you to expect. The upbeat songs, mostly set to electronic beats are a throwback to popular 80s sounds used by Duran Duran, but you might also compare Deez’s sound to that of Cake or maybe even Jon Foreman with a drum machine. Although Deez may not be up to win any songwriting awards, the ways in which he is able to tell familiar tales of love with a completely unique spin stands out in a big way. How many other artists write love songs from the perspective of a nuclear fallout shelter? In “The Bomb Song” Deez pleads, “The sky is green / It’s been that way since they dropped the bomb […] Say you love me now / Maybe you will say you love me now.” Or in “Bad Day,” Deez sings his mischievous wishes for a romantic rival, hoping for everything from the last page of his 800-page novel going missing to rain falling in the open window of his car, because “every day ought to be a bad day for [him].” As playful and silly as Deez may be, the...
