Who would have ever thought that Glaswegian DIY synth-poppers Bis would ever have such a large impact on today's indie scene? Bashed by NME and criticized relentlessly for their work ethic this band quietly went about it's business playing it's game. Now, over a decade later Bis have moved on but their influence hovers over a whole new wave of DIY synth pop groups that have burst on the scene using just about any kind of electronic device they can get their hands on to make pop music. Math the Band happen to be once such group and their album, Don't Worry, would make Bis proud.
Sounding something like the sound of an 8-bit arcade on a rampage, Don't Worryis a hyper active pop record with synths bouncing off walls and drum machines struggling to survive. Unlike math, this short but sweet record is a load of fun that's a massive sugar and adrenaline rush that never slows down. This is the sound of pure energy being harnessed by electronic devices and then being turned around as DIY disco burners that are absolutely amazing.
While the production of Don't Worry probably cost about $150 in total, it really doesn't matter because the crazyness and honesty of the songs that make it up carry it to the pop promised land. This is a record, and a band, that have totally embraced the less is more aesthetic and come up with something brilliant. In fact, Math the Band prove over and over that a bank of Midi controllers and a broken Atari 2600 can sound just as good as Auto-Tune and Pro-Tools.
It might not be pretty and it might not be polished but Don't Worryis a diamond in the rough worth hearing over and over. It's a caffeinated rush that will wake you up and drag you onto the dance floor and throw you around without a care in the world. Don't Worry is simply fantastic jerky, spastic, dance pop played with reckless abandon that might very well leave you with a nose-bleed and that's a good thing.
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