Artist: Fun.
Album: Aim And Ignite
Year: 2009
Stylized as fun., Nate Ruess' new band leads right were the Format left off. Opener "Be Calm" would have fit fine on Dog Problems, but in general the entirety of the album remains just as theatrical whereas The Format had more rock tendencies. The result is a strong album that doesn't quite live up to Dog Problems but also isn't at all a disappointment. "Benson Hedges" and "All The Pretty Girls" are both jubilant romps, "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)" is a fun patchwork of pop genius, and the album ends strong with the touching "The Gambler" and the rollicking finale of "Take Your Time (Coming Home)". The closer is as hopefully a ditty as Ruess has ever written with some great lines, one of my favorite being "Love is a beautiful thing when you somebody / and I love somebody", perhaps Ruess making a tribute to the biting lines he's written over the years. If you like clever pop, give this a chance.
Hear it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dY4oE8Rap0
For the record, if you have Interventions and Lullabies but never got around to Dog Problems, this album will not make any sense to you in terms of progression. Dog Problems is an absolute masterpiece, go get it immediately.
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