| Article number: | MU-DIYD-CS |
Do It Yourself DaIsY is best described as a bluesternative rock duo that sounds like if The Black Keys met The White Stripes and decided to be less talented. With 10 tracks in 25 unrelenting minutes, the duo moves from the Sub Pop sludge of The Carpenter to the pop melancholia (a la Frank Black) of Nothing is Left to the swampy Ry Cooder-like slide of Box of Light, the album's construction hearkening back to the days of vinyl, where sides A and B built up tension before release and resetting again. Each song is distinct from its predecessor, yet startlingly cohesive, and short. "2:22 is the perfect song length: verse, chorus, bridge, done," argues Nick (vocals/guitar). The album's construction hearkens back to the days of vinyl, where sides A and B built up tension before release and resetting again. Each song is distinct from its predecessor, yet startlingly cohesive.
