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Ever since little 8th-grade me fell in love with the colorful, uplifting music video for ‘Over The Edge’, The Go Find has held a special place in my heart. Dieter Sermeus’s soothing electronic pop carves out a niche somewhere between The Postal Service and The Stars while managing to not sound generic. The Go Find’s newest release, Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight, is no exception. Take a spin, and you’ll find an album full of simple, laid-back, and effective tunes.

The Go Find does a great job of churning out bouncy but relaxed melodies. Synths and guitars complement each other rather than fighting, and they combine to make catchy riffs that you can both hum along with and fall asleep to. The sound is versatile enough that when I asked a few friends where they could see themselves listening to it, answers ranged from “in bed with my eyes closed” to “driving to LA down the coast in a Ferrari.” Any band that can garner that varied a response has succeeded in making widely appealing music.

Some personal favorites of mine: ‘It’s Automatic’, a simple pop song with a killer melody; ‘Stay’, which sounds like the illegitimate but charming love child of The Cure and Bloc Party; and ‘Running Mates’, a trippy, rolling tune with a strutting bass line and an accordion (or at least a synth that sounds like one).

Of course, the problem with making an album full of relaxed electronic pop is that the songs have a tendency to sound the same. While The Go Find is mostly able to avoid this pit of redundancy, some of the songs bleed together at times. While that helps the relaxing effect of the music, it also makes some songs less memorable.

In all, this is a solid album full of straightforward and soothing tunes. I would definitely recommend this to any Postal Service, Magic Numbers, or Stars fans, or anyone who just wants to relax. To learn more about the band, visit their myspace or website.

The Go Find – It’s Automatic
The Go Find – Stay
The Go Find – Running Mates