The Go Find
Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight
(Morr Music)
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
With keen estimation, The Go Find keeps the tonality lush and warm on Everybody Knows It's Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight. The Belgian electronic pop quintet proves fit in form and not meeting Waterloo to their magical 2007 album, Stars On The Wall.
“Ooh, let me take you back to the nineties, when we were teens,” Dieter Sermeus lulls over a pulsing groove on the title track. The nostalgia and contemplation sets the postulate for the ten songs to follow. With its minimalist up-strum duty, played-on-the-offbeat bass line, and slinky guitar curlicues, one might recall Andrew Kenny’s work with American Analog Set.
The infectious “It’s Automatic” comes after next, celebrating gleeful ennui in pop-perfect ceremony. The interweave of tasteful synth washes and the trappings of acoustic media humbly accompany Dieter’s casual wistful balladeering. Exchanging sentiments throughout the verses of “Stay”, a genuine Dieter manages to resolve his fumbling pleadings in a touching manner—and with all of three minutes to convince you. Songbird female harmonies pepper a track or two with Karolien Van Ransbeeck waxing lethargic on traded verses on the labyrinthine “One Hundred Percent”.
Influentially, much is owed to the successes of other European bands like Kings of Convenience and Phoenix. The downbeat tone of EKIGHONT gives it a platform to spring free from the bouncier vein of American dead ringers, French Kicks. But, Dieter covers the bases, not-so-covertly employing his wide spectrum of sound-alike voices. The distinct Pavement effect of the intro to “Cherry Pie” or his deeper-pitched Erlend Øye accents on “Neighbourhood”, are two prime examples. Am I crazy for even hearing a similarity to Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” in the melody of “Just A Common Love”?
Regardless, we still hear another well-stated record with a very promising single and not much to knock. Harder and harder it has become not to fall prosaic in a world of so many gleaming indie electronic frontrunners; The Go Find, in full recognition, does the trick in being yet another fascinating contribution to the genre.
Everybody Knows It's Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight - The Go Find
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