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Posted on Tuesday 18 July 2006
Right off the bat, Two Thousand grabs you, spotlighting drums over guitar on “So Far We Are.” Its incredibly catchy, and although the stutter-step of the drums during the chorus threw me for a loop at first, it shifts up what would otherwise be probably the most straightforward track on the album. The third track, “Cloche,” is grounded by trademark vocals by Nick Stumpf that would not be out of place on the band’s first album, One Time Bells. But in true form, the French Kicks continue to explore different layouts, instrumentation and themes. Built around a guitar line that sounds like it was culled from the introduction of a traditional Hawaiian song, it comes together as a mature follow up to Trial‘s “Oh Fine.”