Seapony: Go With Me

Seapony
Go With Me
Hardly Art Records [2011]









Fire Note Says: Seapony bring a very pleasant presence to the lo-fi indie pop scene.

Album Review:
Lo-fi indie pop continues to build and maintain steam as Seattle trio Seapony enter the field with their debut full length Go With Me. It is a very pleasant and simple entry, as it features the charming floating vocals of Jen Weidl over a jangly surf guitar and steady beats. This style works on opening track "Dreaming" with its vocal melody and memorable guitar line, while the bouncy "Into The Sea" will have you ready for more. The issue starts there as each track starts to sound somewhat similar as Seapony uses a repetitive verse, chorus, verse approach and finds Weidl staying in the same range. Go With Me is only 35 minutes long, so it is very concise and moves along quickly. This actually causes Seapony some issues because by playing it too safe, the second half of the record fails to make a huge impact. The key about Seapony is that Go With Me contains enough "moments" to put them in your shuffle list for quality repeat plays and keep a close watch on their growth, as they have all the tools to create something special moving forward!

Key Tracks: "Dreaming", "Into The Sea", "Go Away"

Bands With Similar Fire:
Beach Fossils
Frankie Rose And The Outs
Vivian Girls

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-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony