Bang Gang - Something Wrong

Bang Gang
Something Wrong ***
From Nowhere Records

The best things in life are free, but even better things are those that you find in unlikely sources and packages. This is especially true for me when it comes to food, two of my favorite things are Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles (yes folks that is fried chicken served on top of waffles) and roasted potato pizza. So when I first glanced at this collection of songs by Bang Gang called Something Wrong, with it's illustration of a nude woman walking away from a catatonic gentleman, I was at least a little worried. The art mixed with the overtly sexual band named made me fear this might be an offshoot of some untalented bloke who couldn't cut it in Monster Magnet. All fears were quelled as the wispy vocals of Esther Talia Casey (one of the four chanteuses employed by bandleader and songwriter Bardi Johannsson) emerged on the dreamy opener "Inside". Ms. Casey also shines on "Follow" by pursuing Bardis' tender lead over the lithely digital composition. The sultrier Phoebe Tolmer leads the best track "There Is a Whisper" a smoky romp that exudes a more palpable sexiness than Madonna could ever hope to muster. For the most part Bang Gangs' Something Wrong is a blissful collection on par with The Cardigans, producing mellow gold for electronic lovers of the softer stuff. The only downside with employing 6 different vocalists (the four ladies, Daniel Agust Haraldsson and band leader Bardi Johannsson) is the disc feels more like a collection rather than a singular project. This is especially evident with the inclusion of the adequate yet superfluous cover of "Stop In The Name Of Love". The next project would benefit from Bardi making a decision between Esther and Phoebe, not that it would be an easy choice or one that I would want to make.

by Josh R. Perry

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