Music Reviews

Lots of Music in the last 2 weeks! I haven't been able to keep up. But here are a few tidbits about each album.

Ludo - Prepare the Preparations
After a disappointing followup to "Broken Bride," I was beginning to lose faith in my favorite band for St. Louis. The alt-punk band found their groove again on "Prepare the Preparations." Many of the tracks are a flashback to the days of their self-titled debut and "Broken Bride." With the exception of the single, "Whipped Cream, which may very well be their worst track they have released to date, the rest of the album is solid. With many more acoustic tracks, I would expect them to take a more stripped down set on the road. The album begins with "Too Tired To Wink," a fun track that epitomizes what I love about Ludo. It creates imagery that many other artists fall short in doing. This is prevalent throughout as a Ludo album should be. What makes the band so great is that they are able to find a happy medium between quirky and mainstream, and they do it very well. Not to take anything from the other tracks, but aside from the first track, other tracks that I found particularly impressive are "Skeletons on Parade," which I half thought was a cover from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." "Safe in the Dark" also stands out for me. The track, which I had heard as a demo many, many years ago, plays in well to their genre as it takes everything that is great about Ludo and Weezer, and then places it nicely into a single track to finish off the album. Overall, I would give the album 3 out of 5 stars. Ludo will be coming to Omaha on October 11th at Sokol Underground.

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