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young modern
album review
by brandon highfill


Artist:
 Silverchair

Title:
 Young Modern

Release Date:
 03.31.07

Label:
 Eleven (Virgin)
      The Australian trio have outdone themselves by continuing in their tradition of shape-shifting their musical presence with each release. Maybe it actually has something to do the lengthy 5-year gap since their last album, Diorama, an epically orchestrated masterpiece, which shocked listeners and critics alike. Somehow the Chair have managed to start looking at the bright side of life and are now having a little more fun with their craft. 

      In Young Modern, it is hard to tell what exactly they are trying to accomplish, but much like a confusing film, this is what makes each listen worthwhile. This long-awaited release is vibrant, intelligent, sexy, spastic, and it will leave your eyes wide and teary from the vivid mushroom-like trip that you will think you just experienced. 

      It is hard to believe that these are the same three young gents who put out the post-grunge Frogstomp as their debut release back in 1995. Being a fan and follower of the band, I have noticed that upon mention of the band’s name, most of the music-loving population will first speak of this 12-year old release and completely disregarded anything they’ve done since. This is very sad. Ladies and gentlemen, they are not a teenage grunge band anymore. In fact, each and every record they have placed on the shelves of our music stores has been a completely different animal than those that precede it.

      Frontman and songwriter Daniel Johns has managed to create tracks that sound like old-Silverchair-meets-Jellyfish. It is as though the two groups are joining in holy matrimony inside a traveling circus, complete with a ball-balancing seal doing the honors as the flower girl. The songwriting is immaculate, the choruses are breathtaking, and the sore-ass syndrome you’ll experience from each listen comes from Daniel John’s vocal godliness.

      To sum it up, if Young Modern was a tasty beverage at your local coffee shop, you would need to order an experimental blend rock album brand brewed through an indie-dance-retro-funk filter, and topped with a colorful, simplistic artful layout to bring forward it’s truly aural bliss.

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