Both Ways Open Jaws

I instantly loved the video of Too Insistent. Not only do I find Olivia Merilahti one of the most beautiful women alive, I am also drawn to the aesthetics of the video. That the song is good too, of course helps.

When I first heard The Dø's newest album, Both Ways Open Jaws, it was not as instant a hit with me as their first (though back then that was only true for the first half of the album). I was pretty sure it wouldn't turn out to be the great listen A Mouthful was, and still is. But after listening to it only once, before I went hiking a couple of weeks back, it seemed I was already somewhat hooked. When we got to Jotunheimen we were met with this piece of information: it has rained here since July 3rd. Less than an hour into the hike the refrain of Slippery Slope had already become the fitting soundtrack of the trip. The lyric is not very complex, but easy to remember, and in a song to meditate on while walking that is exactly what you need.

Slippery slippery slippery slippery slope
And so on and so forth.

The song, and its video, remind me of seeing them in concert. Unlike the first video, I am not very attracted to this one, it seems too directed, too imitated, but I know how amazing the Dø can be live. In October of 2008 I saw them at Blå in Oslo, after A Mouthful was released; a gigantic drum set dominated the stage, and they danced around it like it was a bonfire. A bonfire of beautiful noice. They made us dance, made us scream for more, and then they sat down, asked us to come closer, and sang gentle harmonies. Both Ways Open Jaws has the same range of noisy fun, clever lyrics, catchy melodies and gentle harmonies.

Come closer to the bonfire and set yourself down.


And get up for some bohemian dances!

And if you ever get the chance to see The Dø live, take it!

The Dø på Blå

I går var jeg ganske sikkert på den beste konserten jeg har vært på.
I hvert fall topp tre.
Før jeg kan skrive noe vettugt om det må jeg (og vil jeg) la det synke inn,
mens jeg hygger jeg meg med dette (blant annet);

The Dø

kommer til Oslo! At last...

The Dø

We are not crazy
We are not afraid of you grown-ups
- Playground Hustle

A Mouthful starter med trommer, fløyte og roping. Man får lyst til å gå i tog, demonstrere litt, i hvert fall si fra til noen om noe som er viktig. I won´t be told what to draw! Sånn.

A mouthful deler historier fra et levd liv, der man har truffet noen bra folk og noen dårlige. Og noen man er glad for at man har mistet.

Sit in the desert of the bed I looked hard for an oasis
But all I could find was a dead camel in pieces
And I got so scared I tried to lure him back to bed
Whispered "stay just a little bit more"
But now I´m grateful to the camel
Beacause all the lazy boy could do was RUN then I knew for sure
That he would never be the satisfying shad I needed, no no no
- Stay (Just A Little Bit More)

A mouthful er en jungel med bass. I deres boks er det melodi, gitar, bass, rytme, kjappe og sjelfulle tekster. Kom, la oss dra på picnic og danse på en eng!Myspace.