Everything is Play (Groovemeister):

An impressive debut has occurred. A quintet rumbles around in recording studios and their own dreams, spinning pleasant but hurried stories out of sound.

The Groovemeister sound is sprightly. It fits right into the frenzy of a good old jazz club, and lapses just as effortlessly into the debonair charm of funk. One mustn’t miss that it took four years for the band to create a sonic aesthetic they liked for themselves. The particular exhilaration that marks every debut is unmistakable, though they do have moments of ominosity that disappear as quickly as they bubble up.

The band describes the album as reflective of their formative years, which explains some of the rough edges you might encounter. Songs like It’s A Boy! and Little Kicks are rollicking, carnivalesque affairs, created by men who could not be more enthralled by what they are doing. Every song is a refined rampage of joy and wonder. “Try something new!” say these four instrumental odes to living without hesitation.

When listened to at a stretch, one does risk sinking into a little bit of monotony, especially when transitioning between It’s

A Boy and Wayfarer. But there is no getting away from the unembellished gusto with which the music plays - tailored for celebration of all things living and all things life.