Jamaica - No Problem reviews
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| Pitchfork |
 It's always a little disconcerting when you are able to turn a band into an SAT analogy question without having to sit down and listen to their record first. Take for instance Jamaica, a retro-obsessed Parisian duo with a thing for unabashed pop anthems, who recently broadened their commercial appeal Stateside by having their single featured in a car ad. So yes, it's safe to say that Jamaica have a great deal in common with Phoenix, and their debut No Problem does its best to try and capture the star-making magic that those other French pop luminaries uncovered with their last LP, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The differences between the two records, however, is more important: No Problem is a debut in the most uninformed sense of the word, showcasing mostly bland, same-sounding songs in serious need of some personality or spark.
The duo (Antoine Hilaire and Florent Lyonnet) enlisted Justice's Xavier de Rosnay and Daft Punk's sound engineer Peter Franco to handle production duties, and on the single "I Think I Like U 2", it seems like the big-name help came in handy. It's a song that's a little cheesy and way too excited, but in the way that really sharp, fun pop music can be without feeling too patronizing or dopey. As familiar sounding as it is (even the lyrics-- "She was never pretty, she was only young"-- feel like stolen goods), it works, plain and simple. If we give Jamaica the benefit of the doubt, everything else on No Problem is then, in some way, cut from the cloth of "I Think I Like U 2", and it's a sensible, if not unambitious, plan of attack. But not a single one of the resulting songs captures the same kind of ebullience and fluidity, instead opting for choppier structures that, in most cases, seem bent on keeping people off the discotheque floor....full text |
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| Guardian |
| It's a reasonable assumption that an irresistible pop record should be packed with memorable choruses and sublime melodic hooks. The surprising thing about No Problem, the debut album by Paris-based duo Jamaica, is that it manages to be an irresistible pop record despite containing just three songs with these crucial ingredients (Short and Entertaining, Jericho and Gentleman), and an awful lot more that replicate the worst excesses of 1980s soft-rock-pop. Its appeal lies partly in the enthusiasm of guitarist-vocalist Antoine Hilaire; mostly, though, it's in a fascinating production job by Justice's Xavier de Rosnay and Daft Punk's sound engineer, Peter Franco. The sound is intimidatingly pristine; if the evil mercury machine from Terminator 2 mutated into instruments, the music they produced would be as sleek as this. Each snap on the drums is crisp, the guitars strut and spiral into curlicues and bombastic solos, and every note gleams. And between these are so many skronky effects that every listen throws up something new....full text |
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| Nme |
| Ah, to be swaying in the balmy moonlight with this French duo right now… Um, sorry did we say that out loud? It’s just that Jamaica’s debut reminds us of sweaty, drunken dancefloor romps with Daft Punk, Phoenix and The Teenagers. And while ‘No Problem’ is a little one-dimensional in its sonic palette – each track propelled by jaunty ‘Discovery’-esque scratchy riffs and pounding basslines – its frisky, flippant good-time spirit, airy ‘go get ’em’ feel and the instant hum-ability of Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet’s melodies are an intoxicating combo. Time to get our heads out of Arcade Fire lyric sheets and into the summer spritzers....full text |
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