Eject

Sydney’s up and coming indie poster boy Pluto Jonze (real name Lachlan Nicholson) has already crafted a name for himself locally as an exciting pop craftsman with a barrage of manic singles featuring on this debut.

The brilliant, driving lead single ‘Plastic Bag In A Hurricane’ would be the first many heard of Pluto Jonze as it earned him significant airplay around Triple J and community radio, while the infectious pop of the title track cemented him as one to watch.

Overall, this is a very interesting listen; genre bending in a nod to influences such as Beck. From the lo-fi guitar driven ‘Love The World Like A Child’ to the introspective slow jam ‘All Washed Up’ to the Lennon-esque light psychedelics of ‘Speak With My Feet’, we see clever use of differing instrumentation such as drum machines, synth bass lines, uplifting string arrangements and the all too forgotten Theremin.

While musically Nicholson has crafted himself a remarkable assemblage (even more impressive as he recorded the brunt of it on his own) he has also proven he is no slouch when it comes to interesting lyrics.

In fact, ‘interesting lyrics’ may be the understatement of the year in regards to the unpronounceable yet still catchy new single ‘Hispedangongonajelanguiro (Capiche?)’ and the final lyrics of the album in closer ‘Come On Sunshine’; “Don’t piss on my strawberries, man.”

While many may question this sort of lyrical approach, it is this sort of weirdness that Nicholson has won over a barrage of fans with and doesn’t look like stopping anytime soon.

Apart from questionable choices in track listing often disrupting the album’s flow, most obvious in the all-important  third track, Eject as an exciting debut from a bustling artist of the future.

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