I know it's only March, but Zoey Van Goey are my find of the year. Their first album was a delightful mix of indie pop melodies and wry, insightful lyrics and the beginning of their second album sees them carrying on in the same way with 'Mountain On Fire' a beautiful lolling ambient masterpiece.
Their second track though is a bit of a change with its more angular rhythms, it's still pretty, but it has a bit more of an edge. The rest of the first half of the album is a self concious attempt to go against type, to prove that they are more than just a pretty little indie pop band. There's a lilting folk number, but with horns (My Aviator) which is deceptively short. This is then followed up with another song that shows of the amazingly expressive voice of Kim Moore with little more than a piano and drums (Escape Maps).
You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate is a rare aberration from Zoey, because despite being just as played musically as the rest of the album the addition of a male vocalist just seems wrong for the album - and besides, his voice isn't that good. Little Islands is a return to form though, and the rest of the album continues along the same lines, evolution not revolution from a band that that I hope just keeps putting out excellent music.
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