Party Time. EUT

My conclusion after listening to EUT's debut album several times more, after writing about my initial conclusions, was that I liked the music but at the same time was not fully convinced of the quality. Which is okay for a first album. A few years down the road several nice singles come by from the announced album Party Time, making me wonder whether it was time to change my first impression of the band. What I wrote at the end of the review was that this band was already very accomplished. "Where will this end?" Party Time is here, so how has EUT fared since the release of 'Fool For The Vibes'?

The album opens with a couple of songs that are Garbage 1995 all over again. Strong, electronic rock songs of the kind that demand listening to. They are extremely present, all over the place. Their sound may be familiar, the quality is quite alright and perfect opening songs for an alternative rock album. When the mood goes down a little in the fourth song, 'Cool', the sound again is familiar. Also again the song is simply great. An opening set of songs that make an immediate impression.

From the host of alternative rock bands coming out of this country in the past four years EUT may be the most commercial. The pop element is far more clear than with bands like Price or Slow Worries, let alone the mathematical rhythms of Global Charming. The more surprising are the moments when the band does dive into an experiment with the jazzy 'Interlude'. This jam has developed into a full fledged song, with a nice groove to go. The more surprising as well is the track preceding it, 'Stuck'. "I'm stuck under a rock, teach me how to fuck" is not the kind of lyric I expect to hear from a nice singing Megan de Klerk nor from a member of the new, extremely prude generation. The lyric is provocative and confrontational, so can be seen as an experiment as well.

It doesn't stop there. In 'The Buggs (part II)' most traditional song structures are let go of as well. Sound and melody are not what is to be expected at the beginning of Party Time, in fact the easy going party time has been left behind by EUT already. The chiming bells bring The Velvet Underground into mind, as does the ending of the song as a whole.

With the single 'Killer Bee' the pop element returns, but also isn't a song that is easy to read. A song like 'Killer Bee' shows how good EUT is. It combines a few musical worlds. Pop, alternative rock, synthpop and a keen ear for writing a great melody in combination with part harder to read arrangement and free flowing pop. 'Killer Bee' holds a lot of intriguing elements all in just under four minutes.

Add all this up and I can only conclude that EUT has set the step I had hoped, even expected the band to make. This is an album to be proud of.

Wo.

You can order Party Time on EUT's website;

https://www.thewordiseut.com/

or listen to our Spotify Playlist to find out what we are writing about:

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