Moneybrother
They’re Building Walls Around Us
Burning Heart Records

Culled from two previous full lengths, They’re Building Walls Around Us is the suprisingly fresh North American debut of Swedish singer/musician Anders Wendin and his Moneybrother monicker.  Throughout the six tracks he mixes indie rock, soul, and pop and incorporates a lot of strings and brass instruments to lend it an eclectic, classic feel.

The title track, an upbeat, swirling disco song, is filled with these lavish strings and enough high pitched vocals to last you the winter season.  A little on the cheese/camp side, but still extremely fun.  The second track, ‘Reconsider Me’, will remind a lot of indie rock kids of Bloc Party with its bass heavy intro and the accented vocals.  However once the chorus comes along, things settle into a more Moneybrother pop sound.

The remaining four song venture off into slower soul territory.  Although Wendin gets to show off his vocal ability a bit more on these tracks, it is a bit dissappointing considering the upbeat energy of the first two songs.  Still the EP is defintely worth checking out, for its unrestrained homage to past styles of pop music and the unstoppable title track.

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