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Ok Go
Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
Campus Correspondent Review By Laura Cebula,
Belmont University
The silly treadmill-dancing YouTube sensations are back with its third album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky (Capitol Records originally, and re-released April 1 on the band’s own Paracadute Records). Since the its last album, the band has shed its 1960s-inspired vibe and took its sound in a more electronic, modern direction. Arguably jumping on the bandwagon of synthesizer-infused music, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky is a stream of experimental sounds and rhythms, taking the listener on a strange musical journey.
Similar to how an opera’s overture previews the whole show’s music, “WTF?” opens the album, utilizing all the musical techniques to follow during the rest of the album. “All Is Not Lost” gives a nod to the band’s old, familiar style though it puts the experimental techniques on the shelf and mimicking a hippie, tambourine-sprinkled feel. The album gets right back into its groove, though, with the bass-heavy “Needing/Getting.” The funk-like track “White Knuckles” also showcases bassist Tim Nordwind as the band moves from ‘60s sounds to a ‘70s dynamic.
Though the album has many different influences, Ok Go was somehow able to connect all the dots. One song may put the listener in a disco and the next they are being jerked between rhythms, but there is an unexpected cohesiveness between all the of albums tracks, tying it to Ok Go’s previous release while simultaneously moving the band in a new direction.
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