Artist Discovery Series
December 2008
Modern Skirts
All Of Us In Our Night
Amidst Ben Folds-inflected piano rockers, Modern Skirts' 2005 debut, Catalogue of Generous Men, featured the charming “Pasadena,” a shuffling acoustic number that backed heartsick hopes with chiming group vocals. The lion's share of the Athens, Ga., band's follow-up seizes on that track’s formula, holding steady between ’60s sunshine and ’90s alternative and spinning out breezy jangle pop. The midsection of All Of Us In Our Night features “Face Down,” which sounds like a bizarro Weezer—in a world where Rivers Cuomo’s childhood obsession was Zombies rather than White Zombie. And as exhibited by the sly build of “Motorcade,” a campfire sing-along for the urban set (produced by R.E.M.’s Mike Mills), the Skirts captivate with expertly crafted pop and a parade of giddy sonic surprises.
Jason Killingsworth — Paste
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