Album Review: San Cisco - The Water

The Water, the third full-length album from Fremantle's San Cisco, is another solid collection of catchy, jangly indie-pop.

Album opener Kids Are Cool has a real funk influence with rhythmic, percussive guitar and Nick Gardner's bass line brought to the foreground. Funk, soul, '80s pop and even disco continue to be heavy influences on the band. 

Sunrise features lush harmonies and an instantly memorable hook, while SloMo appropriates the riff from Nena's 99 Luftballons with a fun, danceable take on the '90s pop classic. Like a lot of the album's tracks, catchy synth-pop song The Distance explores the dynamics of a relationship, this time with frontman Jordi Davieson's smooth vocals asking, "If I change for you, then will you change too?"

Waiting For The Weekend and The Water feature some more unusual synth sounds while Hey, Did I Do You Wrong? and That Boy prove they haven't moved too far from the brand of indie-pop heard on their first two albums. Did You Get What You Came For is the true highlight of The Water, with a memorable riff from guitarist Josh Biondillo combined with Scarlett Stevens' tight, driving drums.

The Water is a refinement of San Cisco's sound. Their music has matured and evolved while retaining the fun and catchy nature that made their first two albums so successful.