Earlier this month Caged Animals released it’s follow up to 2011 album, Eat Their Own, and it’s sonic surf pop sounds makes it an instant gem. Recorded in the same stint as the album, the This Summer EP is a random blur of sunny slouch and crazed intonations.
Opening track and summer-time love-in, This Summer I’ll Make It Up To You, has got a great beat combined with up tempo moogling. Starting out with the patter of rain, it dashes it away with the cool bass-line that runs throughout the song and flashes on the Ray-Ban rays.
Burnt Butterfly kicks of with the sound of insanity before breaking into a French doo-wop pop flow that could easily be a candidate for a future Alexandre Desplat project. She Oughta Be In Malibu is the lap of waves with cute moog organ fun tunes. It’s a track with a sense of humour as well as a great feel.
I Will Take My Own Hand seems like a dip to begin with but its relaxed rhythm and lyrics get under your skin after a few seconds to pull together a stylish ska-pop track. However, things go left field with the Muppet effect vocals on ^^ & Away, but as it coalesces with comic timing, it seems to work OK as a cap to a good EP release.
As soon as summer finally hits, Caged Animals’ This Summer EP will be at its heart. If you’re planning a drive down to the seafront in July and August this should be on your eight track for sure.
Caged Animals This Summer EP review: 4/5
