We live in curious, paradoxical times when the marker of innovation in one’s sound is how successful s/he is at conjuring up aural allusions to established genres past. The marker of truth in the music of Idiots! is that they do not simply pay homage (or directly jack) styles, but they honestly convey their plethora of influences. By these standards, they bring their monster-mashing goulash to a screeching, runaway train of ridiculous fun.
A stickler for pronunciation, it amuses me how they stretch the word “secret” over three syllables, making “lies and secrets” sound like “lies and cigarettes”.
There’s something about a synthesizer that defines the summer soundtrack to a heat wave and the instrument adds the offbeat soul that makes the album into an upbeat neo-Wes Anderson score.
Idiots! take note: hit up that cat and stay in touch until his next movie, look at what the affiliation did for recent Montreal Jazz Festival alum Seu Jorge.






