Sydney’s Pluto Jonze has offered up the perfect remedy to those mid-week blues with his latest EP Sucker. This recording has such positive energy, whether Pluto Jonze is inviting us to party when he’s gone (“Wear Purple at My Funeral”) or chow down in Asia (“Breakfast in Korea”). The title track “Sucker” is a bit more serious than the other songs on the EP, but I think we need numbers with such emotional heart to balance the recording.
“Sucker” is weird and wacky, but so much fun. It’s full of hooks and synths and all of that stuff that makes you smile. It’s unashamedly pop, but pop that loves to live left of the center. Think The Cars, Ween, or early Beck, but with that extra special something you just can’t put your finger on.
Pluto Jonze will kick off the Sucker launch shows in Melbourne tomorrow night.
4 December 2014 – Shebeen, Melbourne
6 December 2014 – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane
13 December 2014 – Brighton Up Bar, Sydney
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