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Capturing such a riotous ethos on record can be difficult, but their 2009 debut album, Hey Everyone!, came impressively close with its relentless onslaught of speedy-fingered riffs and good-natured shouting. For the follow-up the fun-loving Scots decamped to the famously chilled-out shores of Venice Beach, California. You might expect the mania to have calmed somewhat as a result, but while there are moments of quiet reflection here, generally speaking There Is a Way contains even more youthful larks than its predecessor.
The major achievement of this record – produced by Slipknot desk-jockey Ross Robinson – is the broadening of Dananananaykroyd’s sound, prising it clear of the numerous shouty young bands to have followed their lead. Sometimes this is rather off-putting – several tracks veer worryingly close to US-style skate-punk, notably the single Muscle Memory. But a distinctive Glasgow burr is pleasingly prominent, particularly when they slow everything down for a few fleeting seconds.
The standout track, an exhaustingly intense epic called E Numbers, benefits hugely from a quietly-sung interlude which was presumably inserted to prevent the band spontaneously combusting while playing it live. There are further welcome changes of pace throughout the album: a low-key intro here, a spooky echo effect there, and a couple of tracks that differ markedly from the usual template.
Apostrophe borders on anthemic soft-rock in places, albeit with a less-than-radio-friendly refrain about a spider’s corpse that’s "carried away by ants". And Think and Feel features an almost Kaiser Chiefs-like chant-along section – a very apt "dananana-nana" – then, of all things, a sax break. That may bewilder some devotees of the band’s previous work but the chorus is classic Dananananaykroyd: "I get bored, so I go outside / For a bee-er! For a bee-er!"
--Si Hawkins
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The Dananana boys have got over the difficult second album with their customary energy and humour. Stightly toned down from album one, masively catchy, put a smile on your face.
Muscle Memory and Time Capsule are stand outs for me.
However, as well as recommending the album, I double recommend catching Dananananaykroyd live. Amazing combination of heavy sounds, energy and charm.
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