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POM POKO - Birthday - Vinyl (limited gatefold 180 gram vinyl LP + insert)
Sold Date:
December 15, 2019
Start Date:
December 6, 2019
Final Price:
£21.55
(GBP)
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information POM POKO Birthday(limited gatefold 180 gram vinyl LP + insert) Bella Union
Cat: BELLA 846V. Rel: 25 Feb 19
Indie
Side 1 - Track 1. Theme #1 Side 1 - Track 2. My Blood Side 1 - Track 3. Follow The Lights Side 1 - Track 4. My Work Is Full Of Art Side 1 - Track 5. Blue Side 1 - Track 6. Honey Side 2 - Track 1. Crazy Energy Night Side 2 - Track 2. Birthday Side 2 - Track 3. Milk Trust Side 2 - Track 4. Day Tripper Side 2 - Track 5. If U Want Me 2 Stay Side 2 - Track 6. Peachy
Bella Union's newest faces are Norwegian group Pom Poko whose best and most steely expressions in press shots go some length to reveal the youthful angst and playfulness of their multicoloured, poppy punk sound. That said, there's glimpses of Mars Volta instrumentation in tracks like "Milk Trust", and "If U Want Me 2 Stay" does a good job at building a wall of noise like My Bloody Valentine would, but really the group's true aesthetic lies within an indie mould intrinsic to Scandinavia while still thrashing about the place with a melee of high energy guitars, drums and rebellious vocals (maybe even some bagpipes in "My Blood") to deliver a album your parents might not get, but the headbands and spray jackets waiting at the door a generation after the Modular wave will.
