Dynomite, Novocaine For The Souls, Somnambulist

"Dynomite" Ima Robot
It really surprised me how quickly I got used to the lead singer's voice in this song. It grew on me quite quickly, which was odd since I was a little turned off by it at first. This song has a lot of bits and pieces that sound familiar in style to other songs I've heard. None of them, however, sound familiar together, almost like a discordant highlight-reel from an eclectic playlist on shuffle, not that that's a bad thing. This song is definitely, as they say, a toe-tapper. I can't say I really understood what the song was about, but I enjoyed it for what it was. B+

"Novocaine For The Soul" Eels
The lead singer on this reminds me, at times, of Blake Scharzenbach from the greatly missed band Jets To Brazil. I'm not sure entirely how I feel about this song. It was one of those odd moments in listening to new music where I understood why I would like this song, and I could see myself reccomending this song to people who like similar music to my own tastes. And yet, at the end of it, I wasn't really feeling much. The lead guitar has an ambling feel that almost grabs your hand and pulls you along the towards whatever end goal this song has. I guess I must has lost grip of his hand before we reached the end, because this song, as much as I understand why its a good song, and why I would like it, left me unscathed. I feel like after a number more accidental listenings, and a few months, this song will definitely grow on me.

"Somnambulist" BT
To be honest, I was a little disappointed when the vocals came in on this track. I absolutely love everything going on in the background, but the vocals really did little for me. They felt like ice in a glass of Coke from the fountain. The Coke came out from the fountain cold enough, and the ice is really just getting in the way and making it that much more difficult to enjoy the Coke itself. Musically this is fantastic, though, and I would love an instrumental version if one exists. That electronic-distortion vocal track on top of otherwise quite enjoyable electronic and hip hop tracks has lost its appeal for me. Vocals aside, though, this was a fantastic track.