Modern Skirts arrived on my radar with their second full-length All Of Us In Our Night as Mike Mills’ (from R.E.M.) favorite band from Athens, Georgia, so that’s kinda what I expected and that’s kinda what I got. I’m not normally a huge fan of this sort of indie pop and this album isn’t about to change my mind. It’s an eclectic indie-pop rock album that despite incorporating a plethora of disparate sounds and textures is a comfortable and familiar listen. Perhaps it’s because Modern Skirts remind me (in places) of the likes of Brendan Benson, Spoon, Phantom Planet, Stereolab, Ben Folds, Weezer, Pinback, and more. All Of Us In Our Night is well-executed and deftly arranged but never really figures out what it wants to be and suffers from its lack of commonalities. All Of Us In Our Night is a pleasant and melodic album that’s heavy on acoustic guitars and keys, and it’s all fine and well, but not really my thing. That being said, I do like the two songs below.
MP3 | Modern Skirts – Radio Breaks Reviver EP
MP3 | Modern Skirts – Chokehold Reviver EP
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