Labels: Hackpen
Review by: Mike Whelan
If you’re stuck in a dead end job in a drab town, and wondering if the girl who lives across the road from you will ever realise you’re not an ugly sod and ask you out, it tends to be a bit difficult to stomach another person’s self righteousness. Cayto, however, are a band who seem unperturbed by this, and soldier on regardless with seven tracks of politically angsty rock.
“Your Atoms Are Laughing’ is a good debut album. Thirty minutes long and seven tracks wide, you could do a lot worse than invest in this. Cayto play a mix of jazz, rock and dance; and while such an eclectic blend might seem messy on paper, it actually flows pretty well on CD.
The songs are all pretty strong. “C’mere’ is a weird, but compelling opener, while “The Head of a Pin’ would be amazing if not for the “Holier than thou” approach to song writing, and the pseudo-Trainspotting delivery of lyrics (it sounds just like the “choose life” speech). There’s even an attempt at Trail of the Dead thrash on “Archimedes,’ and carry it off pretty well. The final track, “God is Love,’ is another good song, with ambient singing and a driving rhythm, it’s probably the best track on here.
At only seven tracks, and two of these instrumentals, “Your Atoms Are Laughing’ is a little thin on the ground. Cayto are consistently good though on every track, but they don’t reach the heights of amazingness, this will have to wait for album two.