Twentyseven Records
2005
Sing Along With Acid House Kings
About This Album
The Acid House Kings' third album, Sing Along with Acid House Kings, is a small but important step forward for the band. They were along among the top tier of artists in the world of indie pop/chamber pop/makes-you-feel-good-even-when-you-are-melancholy pop but now they are firmly planted right in front. The album is thrilling in a low-key and sweet manner, filled with songs that you'll be humming for weeks. The gentle "That's Because You Drive" starts the album off in the usual (quite nice) AHK fashion. Bathed in synth strings and icy crisp boy-girl harmonies courtesy of Niklas Angergard and Julia Lannerheim, the song is like a frost-kissed version of Belle & Sebastian with a dollop of fellow Swedes the Cardigans mixed in. The rest of the record follows suit for the most part but also reflects some of Johan Angergard's production techniques he utilized on the Legends album (if you don't have it, stop what you are doing and get your hands on a copy now!): namely handclaps, high school band bells, heartily pounded tambourines, slightly distorted vocals, and an exciting overall feel of indie pop meets Motown. Tunes like "Do What You Wanna Do," "This Heart Is a Stone," and "Sleeping" have a pep in their step that the band never had before.
Track List

Disc 1 (try tracks 1,2,3,6 and 7)

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Disc 2

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