Notes on MIA Pharaoh by Miniature Tigers

MIA PHARAOH is the newest album by Miniature Tiger. In other words my queen or my goddess. Isn't that right Celeste? Yup well this album is very pop filled and you can hear elements from the 80's which isn't very... original. Nowadays everyone is doing that style ITS BEEN DONE BEFORE!!!!! First off Of Montreal started that sound first and this whole record sound like a bunch of wanna be Of Montreal jams yeah i said it. Well this record is mainly about girls and love and all the good stuff that men don't really understand, this is like women are like "untouchable" and they will always be hard to get well that's what its shouting to me. The connection to the artwork is hard to understand a strawberry in a blue pool of water with two hands (of a woman) holding it. What does that have to do with any of these songs just like the artwork this album needs an explanation. OH and this album is very childish and in the view point of a horny teenager.


Track Review:
1. Sex On The Regular: The sound is very very very very poppy no kidding its extremely pop filled and the lyrics.. they aren't that great its about a really sexually active man. Its disgusting really too much info added in this song and also its about sex. To inject such vile trash into the indie music stream really its terrible. This is stuff that you would hear on pop radio if you really want to do this why don't you just become straight pop? Making songs about sex is something that won't make a good album but an album that will wither and fade away with time this song/album is anything but timeless.

2. Female Doctor: This songs music sounds good right? but the terrible fetish leaking into the tracks its terrible, TERRIBLE!!! The music video is terrible too. So basically its about peoples obsession with hot doctors. its a Terrible song.

3. Cleopatra: I like this song because it sounds better and tame but its about sex again... its like WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! really i could describe it but it just gets me angry.


4. Afternoons With David Hockney: Its acoustic yet has an electro drum beat. Overall the electronics remind me of Starfucker's debut album but yeah a bad copy of it.

5. Easy As All That: ok this song is good not about sex but love and this is ok. as far as the music goes its ok it reminds you of going to a carnival where they have games and prizes right next to a tea cup ride.

6. Flower Door: um yeah like the last song its really reminding me of a watered down starfucker and with higher pitched singing and different percussion.

7. Boomerang: This is the best song on the album its just pure fun. course this has a double meaning and it seems innocent but ehhh not really. I like this song and its really rad the guitars are very suitable for this song and the bass is great too. I have a boomerang and if i see this band live (click on the link) i would totally bring a boomerang. 

8. Ugly Needs: mmmmm yeah its not a really good sounding song already and it gets annoying. The guitars are ok here because they add this tension that is very much needed but it doesn't last for long.
9. Angel Bath: mmm it goes through some phases thats probably what makes this track alot better than the rest, lots of progressions and sudden changes in the song but at times it sounds like stuff Of Montreal is famous for.

10. Husbands and Wives: this is a boring song in the beginning i yawned several times. Its like this most of the time then theres a change but even that isn't very impressive becasue it sounds like MGMT/Pandad Bear sounding transitions. So in other words its been done before.



Verdict: YAWWWWWNNN!!! This album is boring and if the cool songs are upbeat they are infected by the terrible sex and lust appeal. The songs without this theme suck and are boring except for two songs and in reality this albumis only worth two songs Boomerang and Angel Bath. Really was expecting more from Miniature Tigers but all i got was this lame synth pop crap that also isnt original either.

Rating:♪/♪♪♪♪ one out of four eighth NOTES