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Life & Arts

Band's catchy debut really easy to ‘Love' 

by ELI JABBE 
The Daily Cougar

Love Arcade's infectious self-title debut reels in listeners with their up-tempo beats and lively lyrics.

Things start off with a kick with the energetic "Keep It Comin,"which the band performed live at their recent appearance at The Meridian. They had fans hyped throughout their show, despite the fact that their album hadn't been released yet and no one knew the lyrics to their songs. 

Lead singer Snowhite exclaims on the track, which fuses the usual guitar melody as well as a rare bell-sound effect: "Keep it comin', please don't stop."

The group, which is made up of guitarist Thomas Amason, drummer Dorman Pantfoeder, bassist Seth Joshua and keyboardist Nathanael Boone, demonstrates versatility on "Passenger," a more laid back song, unlike loud jams "Keep It Comin'" has. 

Witty songwriting is seen on "Tease Me," which features Snowhite telling a story throughout the song: "What do I do, I think she's coming over here / I tell my friends but they think I've had too many beers / but I don't drink: what's the other explanation here?" 

At the end of the song, Snowhite does ‘get the girl' and explains: "dreams do come true / It could happen to you."

"Can't Stop" is a catchy, upbeat song that Love Arcade also performed. The crisp percussion and the tempo of the song will remind fans of Franz Ferninand's "Take Me Out."

The song has a memorable chorus: "Don't think that you can stop me / because there's no way that you can figure me out somehow / and it's not right, don't even try to take a step to the right, back it up and drop it out." The constant snare and hi-hat combination as well as the bassline is heard throughout along with other instruments that come and go as the song plays.

"Open Up" is distinct because it departs from the rest of the album's structure due to the fact that it features a sample. It works well; the bands use of "Emperor Waltz" by Vienna Opera Orchestra, combined with their own instruments, ends up being a sonic gem: the idea to use strings and a guitar together was brilliant.

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