The Sounds new and second album “Dying to Say This to You” is produced by Jeff Saltzman, who also produced the Killers’ “Hot Fuss”. And the similarities are really obvious in flashes of melodies and the constant keyboard pounding. The Sounds isn’t a band that offers the listener any musical adventures. They concentrate on getting to the chorus as fast as possible and sing the same thing as many times as they can without losing their breath.
Overall the songs are way better now than on their debut "Living In America". The biggest difference is Jesper Anderberg's way of adding delicious synthesizer lines that are occasionally corny, but still add its charm. This is probably thanks to Jeff Saltzman’s input. The rest of the band give off the impression of doing what they’ve always done and seem pretty satisfied with that (?).
This type of music isn't that creative or important but it will make both the mainstream and indie kids dance their shoes off from now and then without really knowing why. (For what that is worth...) Their small 3 minutes pop songs are pumped up with danceable tones and beats which sure will get played over and over again on every radio station there is, and pollute us all.
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