Criticisms of the duo’s debut, I, Gemini, focused on the disconnected nature and stuttering flow
of the record. It was clear the two-piece had a few creases to iron out. I’m All Ears shows that not only have
the creases been ironed out, a whole new wardrobe has been bought. There’s still
the brand of weirdo-pop simmering under the surface of each track, however each song is now more coherent, more mature and put simply, much better. They’ve taken on the challenge of making huge pop songs and achieved it, without
losing any of the weirdness that we know and love them for. Song structures are still complex, notably album-closing-epic, ‘Donnie Darko’, whilst strange sounds appear throughout (Cat’s Pyjamas), it’s not as if they’ve ripped everything up and started all-over again, but there’s a freshness to I’m All Ears. Their vocals are more
confident, the lyrics more personal (the duo tackling relationships throughout), idioms and sayings sprinkled across the record, whilst the choruses are destined to be sung
back to them, Let’s Eat Grandma might not have a chart-friendly name, but there songs now certainly are. There’s no two ways about it, I,
Gemini is a huge step forward for the duo as they enter the pop-world, all guns blazing.
