 
This debut album from Irish alternative rockers
Mojo Fury is a very interesting listen. The type
of music we have here is a strange twist on a
modern alternative rock sound, not by any means
the most original material you’ll hear this
year but very bouncy and fun. They explore a wide
aspect of their sound and some of the material
can be extremely annoyed especially some of the
vocals.
Some of the best tracks from the record include
the very electronic “We Should Just Run
Away”, dirty rock song “Kill Cock
Robin” and funky track “Colour of
the Bear” because they consist of elements
that work and aren’t overused which can
become repetitive. That fact keeps these strong
compositions standing alone, however in “We
should just run away” there is something
familiar sounding about that track...
Now then that’s the good part here’s
what I don’t like; the song “What
a Secret” physically gets on my nerves with
those vocals, on other songs you don’t notice
it because there’s so much going on but
in this there isn’t much to disguise it
and it really gets annoying after a couple choruses.
“Electric Sea” for the most part barely
contains any music and just singing or silence
which would work if the singer was really amazing
but like I’ve already expressed I am not
keen on his voice. Finally the song “Pill
Pigeon is an Orange Wheel” is far too repetitive
for me and doesn’t really excite me with
any aspect of its writing.
The fact of the matter is that whilst they may
be new and different the way in which they currently
seem to be putting their material together seems
to be at the moment a bit primitive. What I mostly
mean is they add certain things to their sound
that don’t fit and normally a musician would
adapt it too fit but what I’m hearing is
them just putting it out anyway. I think if they
really spent time and listened to it they could
probably get something much better done but we’ll
see where the future leads them.
3/5
Review by James Webb
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