High Society

I am disappointed that I only recently found out about this cd. I had a brainiac cd entitled International back in the day, but kind of forgot all about it; I dont know how, cause it was a freaking crazy cd. Anyhow, this thing is a piece of work! Lots of interesting melodies, rhythms, song structures, and sounds. My favorite song is Pleasure and Privilege, as it is a fairly spazzy tune. The rest of the cd varies in terms of tempo, sounds, and the vocals are usually split up per song between a male and female. The whole thing is fantastic, and I only wish that I could have seen them on tour.

the first time i ever heard of enon, i was visiting my brother in Grinnell where he goes to school. Grinnell is an amazing private school that books a lot of amazing bands that all put on free shows. i didn't know what to expect, but when they started their set with disposable parts, i was hooked. since that show, i've gotten all their albums excepts believo and they have risen to be one of my favorite bands. then this last summer i saw them live once again in omaha in the sokal underground. i was up in the very front and they put on one of the best live shows i've ever seen. High Society is my favorite album of theirs. Old Dominion, the first track, shows how utterly hardcore they are. my neck still hurts from rocking out to that song live. and the wonderfully dancy disposable parts shows their electronic side. with the rest of the album, you can find a variety of songs somewhere in the middle. but the bottom line is that they are all amazing. take my word for it, if you want to buy an enon album, start with this one. most of the songs that they play live are off High Society anyway.

A really solid album, definitely a product of the NYC music scene. Natural Disasters is probably one of the most underrated indie tracks of all time.

This is one of my favorite albums, and remains my favorite Enon album. The variety of songs all work together to create a cohesive, catchy set of tunes. And isn't that what matters?

Good solid creative rock. Inventive arrangements. Up to date. Intelligent influences. The comparisons to Beck are somewhat correct, it's kind of a more experimental and hard counterpoint to his music. Beck fans might like this. Can't call this brilliant though because it's not trail blazing.Guys like this can end up really great or fizzle out.

This is my first encounter with Enon, and hopefully, it won't be my last."High Society" blends influences from bands like Television and Devo, and add's electronic blips and bleeps with male and female vocals.The songs are tight and very well composed, thanks to John. Toko's vocals are both sexy and innocent and add a lot to this band. Songs like "In This City," "Disposable Parts," and "Shoulder" show her voice off nicely.It's hard to describe Enon's style. Are they a garagey new wave inspired punk band? You decide.

She played bass on the first album. And this is from Touch and Go's "official" bio:"Enon were formed by John Schmersal when his previous band, Brainiac, were tragically forced to call it a day. The band's first album, "Believio" was essentially John's solo record, but he toured with a revolving door of musicians. By 1991 however, the band had solidified into a three piece, with Toko Yasuda (formerly of Blonde Redhead and The Lapse)"Just because she's Japanese doesn't mean you should automatically assume they're confusing her with Kazu.

much more structured and concise than enon's preceeding album, believo! a bit poppier and more accessible. plenty of clever lyrics, short songs, interesting blips and filters (from the brainiac days), and quite a bit of overall variety. really good stuff. i cannot get some of the songs like "natural disasters" out of my head.

"In This City"を聴きたいがためにこのアルバムを買ったのですが、他の曲も良かったです。Johnがvocalの曲と在米日本人のTokoがvocalの曲とがありますが、ハイトーンボイスで歌うTokoの曲の方が好きです。

7曲目が物凄く気に入って買いました。私と同様、イントロからハートを奪われた方は買ってみて下さい。日本人の女の子がおねだりボーカルです。田舎臭いロックから危ういポップまでB級っぽさの冴え渡る感じ。