I first became aware of Funeral party towards the back end of 2010. I heard the singles “Just Because” and “New York City Moves to LA Sound” and became an instant fan. Ever since then i had been eagerly awaiting the release of The Golden Age Of Knowhere” When it finally arrived on January 24th it certainly didn’t disappoint. For a while i have believed that guitar music scene , has been in steady decline i mean the numbers and figures don’t lie, if you look at the uk’s top 40 selling singles of 2010 and the billboard hot 100 of 2010 the is an alarming lack of, in my opinion, good upbeat guitar music. That’s why “The Golden Age Of Knowhere” is a breath of fresh air. This album, along with Two Door cinema club’s tourist history are the kind of bands and sounds we need to inject some life into the flagging scene. I mean can you honestly tell me you’d rather go to a club playing mumford and sons and the local natives then funeral party and tdcc? But back to the matter in hand, the album The Golden age Of Knowhere. Firstly what a great way to start the first 5 tracks all have the energy and feel good factor to get your heart racing like a class a drug or a rollercoaster. The Tracks have that raw edge but are still very infectious, take the break downs in “New York Moves to LA sound” and “Finale” as prime examples. But the overriding element about these tracks is that make you want to dance and move as they have such a good groove and pulse. As soon as the beat from Car Wars came in i found myself unable to control the dancing urge. On the 2nd single from the album “Just Because” Chad Elliot’s vocals really stand there are hints of Cedric Bixler of “At The Drive In” and Daryll Palumbo of “Glassjaw”. The Track Postcards of persuasion takes on a moodier tone, but the album picks up once again with the tracks “Giant Song” “City & Silhouettes” and “Youth & Poverty. On the penultimate track “Relics to Ruins” the band show they have another softer side to them with a moving slower number with haunting lyrics, all being said the song is still very catchy. Overall I’d say this is a very good debut effort and would recommend it to any fan of upbeat dance guitar music, as the album has such a constant pulse and groove i can say from experience they are an awesome live band. Given all these attributes i would say that there is most certainly life after death at the Funeral Party!