KNIGHT SCHOOL- "Revenger" LP
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Clever is as clever does, and San Francisco’s Make a Mess Records is modestly assembling a perfect roster of the nation’s foremost clever-pop disciples. Upon first listen to Knight School’s sophomore album, you’d think they might just be an offshoot of the band whom may or may not have provided the template for clever-pop, Nodzzz, and come to the conclusion that this aesthetic of post-grad lyrics and jangled chords was born and bred in the Bay Area. There’s even a song on Revenger, “Idiot Wizards,” that basically rips the zip line from Nodzzz’s bummer anthem, “In the City,” and coils even more treble-kickers around that core. But nope, there’s no relation other than sharing a label, as Knight School is the work of Brooklyn duo Kevin Alvir and Chris Balla. In reality, it could also just be the work of a lone individual (like another Make a Mess triumph, White Fence), living out all of his post-Pavement dreams in the rec-room. On the surface, Knight School’s fuzzy blast of simpleton melodies and sub-fidelity is just that: four-track chess we’ve all heard before and rarely making an impression beyond a few hummable chords of pleasure. Revenger, though, is rewarding through peeling back that crust and revealing exactly what makes them clever-pop songwriters in the first place. Make A Mess Records.
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Clever is as clever does, and San Francisco’s Make a Mess Records is modestly assembling a perfect roster of the nation’s foremost clever-pop disciples. Upon first listen to Knight School’s sophomore album, you’d think they might just be an offshoot of the band whom may or may not have provided the template for clever-pop, Nodzzz, and come to the conclusion that this aesthetic of post-grad lyrics and jangled chords was born and bred in the Bay Area. There’s even a song on Revenger, “Idiot Wizards,” that basically rips the zip line from Nodzzz’s bummer anthem, “In the City,” and coils even more treble-kickers around that core. But nope, there’s no relation other than sharing a label, as Knight School is the work of Brooklyn duo Kevin Alvir and Chris Balla. In reality, it could also just be the work of a lone individual (like another Make a Mess triumph, White Fence), living out all of his post-Pavement dreams in the rec-room. On the surface, Knight School’s fuzzy blast of simpleton melodies and sub-fidelity is just that: four-track chess we’ve all heard before and rarely making an impression beyond a few hummable chords of pleasure. Revenger, though, is rewarding through peeling back that crust and revealing exactly what makes them clever-pop songwriters in the first place. Make A Mess Records.