Product Description

Combining the aesthetics of Kraftwerk with Motown girl groups from the 60’s and musical influences from Burt Bucharach to The Smiths, Acid House Kings have created a classic album of timeless pop perfection. True to their Swedish origin, the Kings cannot hide a certain debt to the stylish arrangements and crystal clear melodies of ABBA.

Track Listing

1. That's Because You Drive Me
2. Do What You Wanna Do
3. This Heart Is A Stone
4. London School Of Economics
5. 7 Days
6. I Write Summer Songs For No Reason
7. Tonight Is Forever
8. Saturday Train
9. Sleeping
10. Will You Love Me In The Morning?
11. A Long Term Plan
12. Wipe Away Those Tears

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241974 in Music
• Released on: 2005-09-13
• Number of discs: 1

Review
Acid House Kings continue their legacy of making timeless pop music. --Matt DuFour, THETRIPWIRE.com, August 2005

Review
...the hooks are so goddamn catchy you won't be able to shake them from your brain. --Bob Weinberg, City Link Magazine, August 2005

Review
...so sweet, so sincerely, romantically in search of beauty that shunning them might be a sign of grave emotional decay... --Dylan Hicks, City Pages, July 27, 2005

Customer Reviews

Sweet, Summery Goodness
There's truth in advertising and then there's Acid House Kings. Those looking for acid house on this disc are sure to come away disappointed. Indie-pop fans, however, will find a wealth of sweet, summery goodness, akin to Scotland's Camera Obscura or fellow Swedes the Concretes. "Sing Along With" may be too cute for some, what with all the hand claps, finger snaps, and tambourine shakes, but Acid House Kings never succumb to self-parody. To paraphrase Johnny Rotten: "They mean it, man."

Why can't US pop be this good?
Don't let the group's name fool you. This is breezy and beautiful pop music with intelligent lyrics and glorius melodies that you can truly sing along with. You'll have a hard time getting these songs out of your head. If you like this CD, you won't go wrong if you also buy any of their other CDs.
There is a special edition of "Sing Along with the Acid House Kings" that comes as a 2 disc set; one disc is the regular CD and the second disc is a DVD with videos of all the songs in both the sung versions and karaoke versions. Lyrics are present on the videos to help you sing along but it won't be long until you'll know the lyrics by heart. In addition, there are 3 bonus videos of songs from their other CDs.
The Acid House Kings are the #1 pop group in Sweden and for good reason. If only US pop could be this good.

Slightly cheesy, yet solid, Swedish pop music - it's arguably barely a classic - chances are you'll love this!
Acid House Kings' "Sing Along With The Acid House Kings" is a little cheesy, yes, but they still manage to create some pretty unique, fun and catchy tunes. Comparisons to The Kings Of Convenience wouldn't be unwarranted, as it's relatively similar, but Acid House Kings tend to use more instruments and production (pianos, drums occasionally, etc). It's a very nice and mellow album which arguably loses a little steam towards the end (though it's all good, the first set of songs are great - a couple are a tad questionable (see "Sleeping")). Most will like the male vocalist, but the female vocalist isn't *as good* I would argue (she's still pretty good, but compared to him there's an obvious difference). The lyrics are also surprisingly fun and interesting (and occasionally emotional). I'm giving this "5" stars for four reasons - it doesn't really sound like any other band today, all of it's good, it's a pretty mellow/relaxing album and "That's Because You Drive Me" is just a great song. Most people will like this, pop fans especially. Highly recommended! If you liked this album then chances are you'll LOVE practically any Kings Of Convenience album.

Highlights include:
everything except "Sleeping"