OK Go

Add Date: January 26

Artist: Ok Go

Album: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky

Label: Capitol Records

Genre: Rock

Comments: [Here's what Justine had to say:] Distancing themselves from their treadmill-dancing pop days, the band memebers of OK Go have embarked on a diverging road for their newest record, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. The band has taken a slightly weird alt-rock album with some funk influences--but then again, if you're working with Dave Fridmann, the producer for The Flaming Lips, you can hardly expect the end result to be ordinary. The tracks are undoubedtly more complex (and personally, I find them more interesting), and when they work, they work (ie, "End Love" and "This Too Shall Pass"). Occasionally the new sound seems a bit forced, but overall it's certainly an interesting approach.
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[Kimber's two cents:] I am coming out of review retirement for this because I have been a fan of OK Go for a long time and because most of that time has been spent awaiting the release of this album. As Justine mentioned, with the release of Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, OK Go has finally begun to advance beyond the status of “Dancing Band” and started to develop what could one day be deemed a signature sound.

I have to agree with my colleague that sometimes this new sound goes to strange places, but the more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. Lead singer Damien Kulash’s falsetto reaches exciting new… heights (as in “Skyscrapers”), and I love a good inspirational message (“All Is Not Lost”). The key to Of the Blue Colour of the Sky is just to keep an open musical mind and enjoy the ride.

I like a lot of tracks on this album, but the one I can’t stop listening to is “Skyscrapers.” The bass line just gets me all hot and bothered. Check it out.