LP in Focus: 'Little Joy' by Death Party Playground

To be honest, I have been listening to soft indie tracks for so long now that I needed a little break from the overlapping loops of tenderness and sorrow. 'Little Joy' seemed to offer exactly that - with pop music that sounded classic and a little pre-90s. Written and composed by Waterloo, Ontario-based band 'Death Party Playground', their jangly alt-pop falls somewhere between The Cure and The Rembrandts!

'Still Memories' is one of the more Simon and Garfunkel meets The High Kings at the advent of the 2000s and it pertains a wintery, festive vibe that could bring a warm smile on your face at the end of a dull, tired day. 'Redcoats' and 'Bright New' are soulful and bright and have the x-factor that makes pop sound like its own self. The tracks are organised in a way that one moment you feel like your heart is warming up and the next you could feel this hint of melancholia imbibed somewhere deep inside the otherwise lively lyrics and rhythmic instrumentals. 

What makes the whole experience even more worthwhile is their genuine approach and interpretation of pop. They define pop, make a few alterations about the usual tenets that constitute it without overdoing things or making things look or sound too overwhelming. 

Little Joy seems to have combined mid-80's Springsteen instrumentation with early-‘90s Britpop drama and there, there - you have the perfect cocktail served to you by the right bartenders who are subconsciously cooking up a surreal artwork of colours, tones, flavours, strokes and seasons. 'Break the Rain' remains another favourite track that is a strange portrayal of melancholic. It uses strong beats, is rather high on rhyme and reason and yet, the lost-among-the-crowd vibes sway over you and you can't but ignore the magic of élan vital; the perpetual motion of seasons keep transcending into colours, and that the contrasting tones give rise to a kind of perpetual drive that keeps us going but nonetheless makes us question on the implication of moonlight on the naked skin and vice versa. 'Break the Rain' on a certain note, does sound like rain - or waves crashing across a timid shoreline. 

The band has done a rather impressive job with the vocals - the passion and depth of involvement are both visible in every single track included in the LP. 

The instrumentals are absolutely in sync with the vibrant lyrics and they blend in truly well. The classic pop approach coupled with the vibrancy, spirit and perspective of the holistic experience that the LP is definitely impressive. The LP releases on 17th January. Fans of hard rock, all kinds of pop, R&B and psychedelic rock should lend a keen ear. It is for certain that they wouldn't be disappointed. 

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