Question: If X=♥ and You Say Party! We Say Die! are travelling across Europe for 16 weeks and they have a barroom brawl resulting in a nervous breakdown, then how much love is necessary for YSP!WSD! to make an exceptional dance album? Answer: 86. I counted how many times vocalist Becky Ninkovik sang the word “love” throughout the album, which is completely doused in the theme. From loving yourself on album opener There is XXXX (Within My Heart) to loving everyone on the energetic Make Love, secret love on XXXX/Loyalty and loving others on Dark Days in which Ninkovik sings, “I love your love light.” This is an album that creeps into your heart, making it swell larger with every listen. Catch You Say Party! We Say Die! live at the Royal Albert Arms on Wednesday, Nov. 25 with openers Little Girls and Not Animals.

Published in Volume 64, Number 12 of The Uniter (November 19, 2009)