Seeing how America is currently waging three unwinnable wars--one against Iraq, one against Afghanistan and one against twee icon
Sufjan Stevens (in the form of a prolonged backlash)--it should be considered treason to find a few songs by the Australian outfit
Clue to Kalo somewhat catchy. Yes, they ape Stevens in a symphonic-pop-stars-who-majored-in-Literature kind of way, but I'll be the first to admit I'm a musical
Benedict Arnold while swooning to certain movements within
The Infinite Orphan and
User to a Carrier. Thankfully, when the enemy engages in torture via the too-cute-by-half Kate Bush-esque vocals of
Ellen Carey (on the ghastly
What Went Down Around), I come to my senses and toss my grenade towards the proper target. If excessively precious songwriting was a homemade dirty bomb, that track would elevate the current threat level of the
Homeland Security Advisory System to "Severe".
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