Kindercore

Reviews

Of Montreal
Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies (CD)
Inexplicable psychadelic nonsense. If They Might Be Giants were to record a concept album under the influence of LSD then it would probably sound something like this. There are a few nice songs, not least the laid back 'A Dreamy Day Daydreaming Of You', but most of the record just baffles.

Various Artists
We Thank You (CD)
Kindercore celebrate their fiftieth release with a three CD collection featurng the label's "family and friends". The first CD contains new material, and is also the best of the three CDs, a promising sign for the label. The second CD contains "classic" tracks from past Kindercore releases, with an intruiging selection of remixes making up the third.

Kings Of Convenience
Kings Of Convenience (CD)
Folky pop duo Kings of Convenience both play acoustic guitars, and with harmonised vocals over the top its all too easy to mention Simon and Garfunkel, but their sound is actually far closer to Elliott Smith's early records, and at times the softly lilting vocal style even calls to mind Irish folk singers like Christy Moore. Opening with the words "In the sky the birds are pulling rain", this collection of songs uses intriguing imagery throughout which seems fairly alien to the English language, though I suspect it may be less remarkable in their native Norwegian. If you're thinking that this doesn't sound like your sort of thing you are almost certainly wrong, because this is a *fantastic* record.

Kincaid
Super Hawaii (CD)
Sixties influences abound as the Beach Boys tussle with the Velvet Underground on Kincaid's Super Hawaii. They have opted for a far lighter sound here than on their previous outing, the Pavement-like Good Citizen Of The Month, with the jangling guitars and vocal harmonies combining with trumpet, glockenspiel, and even a stylophone, to create a sound that just washes over you. The end result is a triumph of clever and stylish yet ultimately disposable pop.