Yay, there's a new Motorpsycho album!
MOTORPSYCHO - Yay! (CD) (2023)
Ok, that sentence above not only is the absolutely lowest-hanging fruit to start this review with, but it also applies every year anyway, at least once, since the Norwegian are always so impressively productive. And neither plagues nor line-up changes can stop their discography from growing. That being said despite his recent departure the new album still features drummer Tomas Järmyr as the third band member besides Hans Magnus Ryan and Bent Sæther.
But even with the same trio as on the previous records (plus some guest flutes, violins and vocals) the overall vibe on "Yay!" is quite different than on those often very proggy epics.
This one is in a way smaller and simpler. The songs are shorter and you can easily tell that most of them were composed singing along to a strummed acoustic guitar.
Some like "Real Again (Norway Shrugs And Stays At Home)" are mostly kept that way, other tracks sound way bigger with added layers and harmonies, yet still maintain the overall singer/songwriter feeling of the album.
So "Yay!" isn't a wild party scream, but rather a sound of glad relief after a time of nebulous uncertainty. If you especially dig the feeling of easier Motorpsycho classics like "Let Them Eat Cake" (1999) or "It's A Love Cult" (2022) this will certainly be one for you.
And when towards the end "Hotel Daedalus" marks the pinnacle of their more heavy and bombastic mode, it's a really well-earned climax on this perfectly structured, wonderfully dreamy, catchy, relaxing, but still intriguing album, which for the bazillion's time proves that these boys just cannot do wrong.
But even with the same trio as on the previous records (plus some guest flutes, violins and vocals) the overall vibe on "Yay!" is quite different than on those often very proggy epics.
This one is in a way smaller and simpler. The songs are shorter and you can easily tell that most of them were composed singing along to a strummed acoustic guitar.
Some like "Real Again (Norway Shrugs And Stays At Home)" are mostly kept that way, other tracks sound way bigger with added layers and harmonies, yet still maintain the overall singer/songwriter feeling of the album.
So "Yay!" isn't a wild party scream, but rather a sound of glad relief after a time of nebulous uncertainty. If you especially dig the feeling of easier Motorpsycho classics like "Let Them Eat Cake" (1999) or "It's A Love Cult" (2022) this will certainly be one for you.
And when towards the end "Hotel Daedalus" marks the pinnacle of their more heavy and bombastic mode, it's a really well-earned climax on this perfectly structured, wonderfully dreamy, catchy, relaxing, but still intriguing album, which for the bazillion's time proves that these boys just cannot do wrong.
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