Like fellow Canandians and kindred spirits Barenaked Ladies, Moxy Fr�vous makes kicky pop with a nerdy aesthetic, and exhibits a penchant for novelty numbers. So it seems odd that after the Ladies finally break through with the hokey "One Week," Moxy Fr�vous decides to play it straight.
On this fifth studio shindig, you won't hear about the Michigan militia or short works of fiction. Instead, the Toronto quartet offers a dozen new harmony-laden relationship songs that play like Beatles byproduct: "Revolver" writing and "Rubber Soul" production. The Fr�vi don't forswear cleverness ("I'll hold your breath if that won't make you blue" on "I Will Hold On"); they've simply cut the clown act. Let's hope it's only a phase.
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