Jet
Get Born

THE REVIEW

"Thirteen fast and very enjoyable tracks."
That's how this album was introduced to me when I had the pleasure of listening to it. Two weeks later, needing to form my own opinion, I wouldn't know how to choose better words.

Listening to these four young guys from Melbourne, who remain fond of beards, long hair, and flared pants, it feels like taking a leap back about thirty years. Riffs reminiscent of the "rollingstones" perfectly blend with calmer tracks enhanced by acoustic guitars and piano. Nic Cester's voice, the singer and mastermind of the group, blends perfectly with the created sound, without monotony or Oasis-style droning.
The whole package is nothing but pure lifeblood for the musicality and melody of an album that, as already mentioned, flows quickly, leaving you with that sense of satisfaction and contentment for not having wasted the 15 euros spent on the purchase.

It's interesting that a simple and calm album like this signals the onset of a change towards a more complex musical style that is forcefully gaining ground.
There is a need to rediscover old sounds that rock can never do without, yet at the same time, the desire to make everything more modern, accessible, and appreciable (perhaps even more commercial).
It's precisely this last observation that makes me hold back one star from the rating. The other day, happening upon MTV by chance, I found the catchy "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" (the second track of the album) as the theme for a program whose shocking banality is, in itself, an insult to human stupidity in its worst sense.

Not thrilled with the sold-out Strokes of the latest album, I prefer to keep my feet on the ground...