The Naked and Famous are an indie rock group, popular mostly overseas due to the fact that they are from New Zealand. The band started gaining popularity in the US in 2011, after their track "Young Blood" was featured as the iTunes Store free single of the week. The song managed to peak at #9 on the US Billboard 'Alternative Songs' chart, while their second single "Punching in a Dream" has peaked at #21 on the same chart (so far). Their uniqueness is a good thing, the vocals are split between a female singer (who does the majority of the vocal work) and a male. Their songs range from uptempo pop to eerie indie rock ("The Sun" for example).
Their first full length album is called "Passive Me,Aggressive You". (I love the album title just as much as the album haha) It fits the album perfectly, and the title is actually a line from the opening track "All of This". The album is just great. Its got a little of everything you could expect from indie rock, but better. Its very well done, and doesn't just have a few good songs here and there like so many debut albums from rock groups seem to have. Its filled with catchy tunes, and you'll find yourself wanting to listen to the whole album instead of just a track here and there.
My favorites on the album are "Punching in a Dream" "Young Blood" "The Sun" "All of This" "Girls Like You" "Spank" and "Wolf in Geek's Clothing".
High replay factor. You'll want to listen to this album multiple times. Great 'driving music' if you know what I mean. Some of the music feels like it belongs at the end credits of an 80's romance movie,not in a bad way haha. ("Eyes" for example")
Big fan of this album and this group, and I'm really excited for their future as a band. Awaiting the next album patiently! Stay tuned for a Down With Webster and Angels and Airwaves album review along with many more! Thanks for all the support and for reading this. Hope it helps in your decision to possibly support the band and in the meantime, download the album HERE (free just so you can give it a listen)
Until next time guys,peace.
94/100
-Jon
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