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After hearing just a few tracks on !!!'s self titled album I was very impressed. I'd attempt to describe !!! as being the clash meets funk meets dance. I'm a big fan of the groove feel to their stuff. Funky bass lines meet equally funky guitars and horns complete with percussion breakdowns all with a decidedly non mainstream feel. The lyrics and vocal style are uniqe and keep this act somewhat mysterious. Toe tappin' stuff.

3 1/2

Indie groovester's !!! embrace the funk as whole heartedly as any electric rock band I've heard, but a few setbacks infect the potentially ridiculous flow. The vocals will be somewhat of an acquired taste, which wouldn't be a problem if they did not suffer typical over-indulgences. Ditto to the actual grooves themselves, as !!! concentrate on hammering riffs past the comfort zone rather then composing them. Ultimately the lack of restraint works wonders around some tight guitar playing, warranting the band future notice.

This CD is amazing. I bought it after my friends had said that it was great. When I first listened to it, I was weirded out. It is different music with saxaphones, guitar, drums, prolly a drum machine thrown in, just about everything there is. It all sounds amazing. Intensify is one of the best songs on the CD. All of the music is really dance-able. I just bought there new CD yesterday, and it is equally as good. All in all, this is a must buy. After you listen to it for a little while, you wll be taken hold. I am going to see them live on July 18, with Modest mouse. I suggest everyone try and go.

With the exception of 'There's No ** Rules, Dude', this album doesn't do !!! much justice as far as their style of funk/dance music goes. The tracks are a bit too straighforwardly dancy which somewhat ruins the best aspect of the band seen in "Louden Up Now".

As far as new dancy bands go, like Franz Ferdinand and the Killers, these guys have them beat no matter what. For fans of Radio 4, the Rapture, and Measles Mumps Rubella, if you're looking to get into these guys, check out "Louden Up Now" for your money's worth.

Reasonable punk/funk. Singer is unskilled. Lyrics occasionaly laps into childish strings of expletives. Good for a work out.