The Dodos Album: “Beware of the Maniacs”

The Dodos blend guitars (accoustic or slightly electrified most of the time but they're not averse to the occasional psych-trance riffalama) and percussion (bit euro-folk, bit batucada, bit african) with finely sung tunes on top. I like them. A lot. The formula is perhaps of better effect on their second LP but this album does the trick too.

This a good starter album, but I would say visiter is there opus. This album is the sound of a band trying to find themselves. good but not great. Oh and if anybody has a problem with my review, please talk about the review and not my grammatical errors.

This is the first studio album from the bay area trio and it's damn good.

Their music has been compared to the Violent Femmes, but I personally don't see it. I think the Dodos far surpass the Femmes both lyrically and musically. These guys are into syncopated rhythms and drum-driven harmonies. Their music has a trippy, dreamy quality that is very nice.

I can't wait to see how this relatively new-on-the-scene band develops over time. With such a solid foundation, they can only get better and better. The Dodos are the real deal.