Dead Broke (2019)
No Matter What It Takes, the 2016 album by Laika's Orbit knocked me on my ass when I first heard it. I've been anxiously waiting for their follow up and I'm happy to say it's finally here. Chosen No Ones picks up where the last LP left off, with hook-filled guitar pop songs and a bouncy energy that fills the room.
The first comparison that always comes to mind when I listen to Laika's Orbit is with the band Title Tracks. Vocally, I think both bands are very similar and both singers have a knack for writing earworm melodies that rattle around in my head for weeks at a time. Both bands also lean towards the jangly guitar power-pop spectrum of rock music and share similarities with a band like The White Wires on one song and Tom Petty on the next. In fact, there's something about the song "Lucky Ones" that really puts my brain in Damn The Torpedoes mode. This song feels like a kindred spirit with "Even The Losers."
The whole album is a fun listen. I tend to listen to a lot of vinyl on Sunday mornings and there's something about throwing on this Laika's Orbit record that really fits the mood. No Matter What It Takes had the advantage of coming out of nowhere to impress me. With Chosen No Ones, I came in with high expectations, but Laika's Orbit had no problem at all living up to the bar that I had set for them in my mind. It's a really great record.
Laika's Orbit - Chosen No Ones:
https://laikasorbit.bandcamp.com/album/chosen-no-ones
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