London Trio Berries offer up Indie Guitar Joy without abandon. The threesome are incredibly instrumentally linked and mine an area that relies on wonderful angular riffs, partially between early XTC and Franz Ferdinand.
Holly Carter has such a sweet vocal that is unusual for such a trio that has been labelled as Garage Rock and Grunge. They are neither and both, but this vocal takes them into less charted areas. They don't go for Power, they hook you hypnotically with the Guitar, Drums and Bass format.
I will admit that I love this sort of Riff driven material, always have, and some of them wouldn't disgrace King Crimson. You are hooked from the opening note and the twelve three minute songs all seem to be over too quickly.
But there is a second grab and that is the incredibly catchy sing along choruses. When you have this ability with a chorus and that guitar hook, why waste time with solos. But if you want a solo, just listen to the outstanding one on Copy.
At times, the album is like Susanna Hoffs fronting Talking Heads. Whilst indelibly Indie, the trio offer far more from the normal requirements. Songs are produced to a high standard, performed beautifully and lyrically adept. The band also has an awesome Live reputation.
There are times that Berries could be compared to Elastica or Sleeper, but this is a far more consistent set of songs. It is also heart warming to watch the return of Guitar bands in the UK. It really has been tumbleweed for too long. Berries offer great hope and How We Function is a splendid listen.
You can listen to and buy the album here. You can find out more about Berries here.
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