Secret Agent Records
2007
Americanized
About This Album
With the group's song "(More Bounce In) California" appearing on shows such as Laguna Beach and The O.C., rock band Soul Kid #1 sounds like a collage of groups like Primitive Radio Gods and New Radicals. That's not to say that they'll be one-hit wonders, but following the mellow introduction "Americanized," the group, and especially lead singer Marc Godfrey, up the ante with the groovy "Until It's Gone..." that is driven by the bass much more than any electric guitar until the second half where things open up. Think of a brief but tight rave-up by Primal Scream and this fun but fleeting moment comes to life. Most of the songs are quite radio-friendly and fortunately not overly polished, with the horn-tinted "It's Your Lifestyle, Baby" sounding like an outtake from INXS circa "Elegantly Wasted." However, the hit single seems to be a rather stale and insipid number that doesn't quite live up to the first few songs, bringing to mind something out of Edwyn Collins' or Smash Mouth's Walkin' On the Sun. Soulkid #1 isn't afraid of grooves, though, judging by the punchy, radio-friendly and somewhat old-school style oozing out "Ghetto Fabulous.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9)

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