Search - Angus & Julia Stone :: Chocolates & Cigarettes

This is what music should be

Harkanwar Anand | New York, New York | 05/11/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I think this the first time I heard a song by this band; it was "PAPER AEROPLANE" and it was a chillout disc. To say that I'm stunned or shocked would be rather mundane. Let's just see.



We wait for similar albums/Eps/whatever you call it nowadays all our lives. There lies a Cranberries' like innocense in the music of A&J.



All six tracks on this disc are worth every unit of money you might spend on them. Private Lawns sets the pace, Mango Tree is the perfect bend from which the album stands up in tracks like "PAPER AEROPLANE". Babylon is another highlight while the title track induces mixed feelings in early listens; then on growing on me.



Genre - I'm not the best man to know about this genre but I'll try. Imagine three people playing the music; a bass accordion master, an experimental drummer with an astute taste for melody; a guitarist with a shy tinge to him and vocals that sit somewhere in Arcadian land.



Hear it to beleive in it."