for some reason, i listened to a lot of records from australia and new zealand this year, and RINGLETS were a delightful addition to this list. this self-titled full-length is a fantastic, dancy debut that owes some influence to dancy rock and punk bands of the 00s, most notably, FRANZ FERDINAND and PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES, but in songs like opener “I Used to Paint”, you can hear just as much MADNESS as you can any 00s band with tight trousers and skinny ties.
really strong melodies and drums that are just this side of too busy throughout this record make it a real delight to listen to. between this and DUST, i guess i should fly out to the other side of the world and learn how to dance again.