The Dodos - Visiter

Artist: The Dodos
Album: Visiter
Genre: Alt Folk
Rating: 2 of 5


Before you go asking why they misspelled "Visiter" let me explain. I had to look this up and it turns out the artwork was a gift from a child. Okay so I will forgive that. There are other things I wasn't as forgiving for though.

I found that the drums were quite persistent throughout. "Red and Purple" have this drum beat that seems to fill in any sense of void and even force any other voices to the side. Unfortunately they seem to stay fairly steady throughout and hence the song turns into a bit of a Chinese water torture. The Dodos really seem to pick a beat and stick to it. Seeing as this is only a two-piece I suppose that can partly be forgiven. Knowing that there isn't any help with the rhythm section should mean that you try and change it up a bit.

I also had a hard time understanding why they go on for so long on some of the tunes. It would have been nice to cut down a few of the epics since I didn't really feel they changed from start to finish. Take songs like the "Park Song" or "Undeclared". A couple of really cute songs. They manage to get the message through in a short amount of time before becoming a nuisance.

The Dodos would definitely do well around a campfire. It sounds like a lot of fun but I won't be listening to the album anywhere else anytime soon.