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Album Reviews
Album Review: Kissy Sell Out – Youth (Marrakesh Records)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 15 June 2009
For those playing catch up, Kissy Sell Out, also known as Thomas Bisdee, is a happy chappy (have you SEEN this guy’s smile?!) DJ and artist type from London, and crowned hero of east London’s scene. ‘Youth’, Bisdee’s hotly tipped debut solo album, is released off of the back of some pretty amazing remixes for a number of very different artists, from the likes of Chromeo and Hadouken! to The Black Ghosts and Datarock. Beginning where the sprightly single release ‘The Kiss’ left off, ‘Youth’ is a fun, summery album compiled of fizzy, poppy lyrics and multi-coloured, trendy breaks and beats that should quite rightly leave Calvin Harris quaking in his size nines. Rather than creating a false sense of bravado, Kissy Sell Out is the kind of music that is amiably frank, and, in a way, almost awkward and naive – and all the more endearing because of that combination. In fact, Thomas Bisdee is so sweet that you can practically feel your teeth rot and eyes water – in a good way – the further ‘Youth’ plays on. ‘Apple Sauce’ is so wonderfully 90s, seaming together frantic bass, piano and synth with Bisdee’s heavily accented vocals drawing you in halfway through the mix, while ‘Go Explode’ and ‘Bethnal Green Cafe’ boast heavier synths and story-telling lyrics, the kind of stories that are charming, and, above all, familiar. ‘The Kiss’, smack-bang in the middle of the album, is of course ‘Youth’s uber-catchy highlight, and if anything, should not be missed – if you skip to one track on this album, make sure it’s this one. An excellent offering that fulfils all expectations – perfect for what looks to be a brighter summer in 09. TW
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