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Matt and Kim

Bounce, bounce, bounce. Grin. Bash. Crash. Yelp. Jump, jump, yeah, yeah. Grin some more. Yelp. Bash, bash, smash, BASH. Smash, crash. Clap! Clap! Clackity-clack. Shout. Shout again. Now dance. And dance some more. Bounce. Grin even harder. Bash. Bounce.

That's pretty much all you need to know about Matt and Kim's sparse, lo-fi energetic pop music. Matt plays the keyboards and sings, or, rather warbles and shouts and yelps and sings in an off-kilter manner that's often off-key. Kim plays the drums in a sloppy, almost rudimentary, prone to big smashes and crashes sort of way. Kim loves Matt and Matt loves Kim. The arrangements are bare and uncomplicated, as Matt's bouncy synths drive the melodies and Kim bashes the drums behind him. The songs are not so much succinct as bursting over with energy, with unavoidable acceleration. And the kids? They love it and follow Matt and Kim around with big adoring puppy eyes.

Matt and Kim are in love but they also want to have a raucous, crazy party and they want you involved. They make infectious, cutesy pop music together that calls out for lots of fist-pumping and crowd shoutalongs; the Mates of State comparisons are just too easy to make, but Matt and Kim are more raw, more focused. The point here is not really on subtlety or finesse or perfect musicianship but the pure joy of making a racket and hollering. (There's lots of hollering.) The lesson, then, is: it only takes a drum kit, a keyboard, and two insanely happy musicians to move the entire room.

Matt and Kim - Yea Yeah
Matt and Kim - Someday

Visit Matt & Kim's official site. Buy their self-titled debut from Amazon.

Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 03.07.07 at 5:39 PM

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