Good Morning. Greet the brand new day. There are worse ways to do so than by listening to Barnyard, the latest album by the Melboune duo of the same name .
Good Morning have been around for a while now, churning out quite a few records over recent years that I've cared for. Leftfield oddball Pop of the Jonathan Richman, Jad Fair, Stephen Malkmus way of doing things.
They're not a duo here. They've definitely fleshed out to sound like a whole band. Barnyard is the best thing they've ever done by a considerable way, even though as I've said, I've always liked their stuff. But here they're really growing up, aiming for the heart rather than the funny bone and hitting the spot more often than not.
They clearly haven't completely lost touch altogether with the child inside 'That's a real big wig. For such a small dog,' they sing in Big Wig // Small Dog. It's the kind of moment of ennui that Evan Dando used to specialise inon Lemonheads albums. But Big Wig // Small Dog is probably the weakest song on Barnyard. There's much more substantial and interesting stuff going on elsewhere.
Altogether a really well realised record and an indication that there might be still finer stuff up the road for these two. Good Morning indeed!
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