[Dew Process: 2010]Swedish five-piece Shout Out Louds are one of those ‘under the radar’ bands. They’ve released good LPs with some winning singles (“Very Loud”, “Tonight I Have to Leave it”) but they’ve never really made a distinct impression. It’s kind of like they’ve cruised the runway, built up ample speed and then have pulled up the brakes for an emergency refueling just before taking off.
Work is not quite a ‘take off’ record, but it’s a really good one full of melodic, infectious tunes made from tight songwriting and simple stripped-back production. Sub Pop production maestro Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes) was on the knob twiddling duties for the first time and kept the mix uncomplicated to capture the mid-Eighties Cure-like guitar pop sound that make Shout Out Louds so appealing.
The yearning voice of vocalist and principal songwriter, Adam Olenius, is bare with emotion on tracks like “Fall Hard” and album opener “1999” – an irresistibly catchy synth-rock tune. The vocal hook in “Throwing Stones” feels like it should be shouted (out loud) en masse at some sort of Scandinavian pop rally; and “Show Me Something New” is shimmering pure pop delight.
Work is their best album yet.
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