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Chapel Club // Good Together

12/06/13

The fact that Chapel Club made a conscious decision to take a new direction with “Good Together” is in no way a secret when you listen to the album. The title track itself has taken on a much more electronic sound, and sets the scene for the album as a whole, while maintaining Chapel Club’s distinctive vocals. Synths and samples are used throughout, in tracks like “force you” and “shy”. The album as a whole has a lot more layers to it than some of Chapel Clubs earlier attempts and this creates an overall more rounded sound. The song “wordy” in my opinion, harks back to Chapel Club’s debut album; while it remains a layered sound, it’s simpler in some places, and the lyrics more defined, making it one of the strongest tracks.

It could be said that some songs take the repetitive electro-pop-style a little too seriously, and some of the originality of the group is lost in tracks where they’ve ventured a little too far from their comfort zone. However “Fruit Machine” would disprove this, where, in my opinion, the band  has perfectly balanced their old style with their new ideas, creating a full and interesting summer track.  Overall the album is a triumph in seamlessly creating something new, without losing the originality of their first album. 

The fact that Chapel Club made a conscious decision to take a new direction with “Good Together” is in no way a secret when you listen to the album. The title track itself has taken on a much more electronic sound, and sets the scene for the album as a whole, while maintaining Chapel Club’s distinctive vocals. Synths and samples are used throughout, in tracks like “force you” and “shy”. The album as a whole has a lot more layers to it than some of Chapel Clubs earlier attempts and this creates an overall more rounded sound. The song “wordy” in my opinion, harks back to Chapel Club’s debut album; while it remains a layered sound, it’s simpler in some places, and the lyrics more defined, making it one of the strongest tracks.

It could be said that some songs take the repetitive electro-pop-style a little too seriously, and some of the originality of the group is lost in tracks where they’ve ventured a little too far from their comfort zone. However “Fruit Machine” would disprove this, where, in my opinion, the band  has perfectly balanced their old style with their new ideas, creating a full and interesting summer track.  Overall the album is a triumph in seamlessly creating something new, without losing the originality of their first album.