Dear Misses are a five piece from Switzerland , three take Lead Vocals, two males and one female. This initially confused me as I was introduced to the band via the Listening To This Week Playlist. That song was Mosquito Dance and has Belinda Villforth raking the vocals.
So approaching the album, I expected a sort of Rockier version of the likes of The Cardigans or In Deed. The vocal splitting means that this is obviously not the case and Cool Down Under lands much more in Classic Rock territory with Indie Rock to the left and Psych to the right.
The band's fourth album is also different to their past. The Country tinge has largely been left behind with the exception of the Country Rock on Cotton Candy which gets slightly Jangly at times and the magnificent Terra Australia.
The latter is Wild West desolation mixed with a dollop of Psych Guitar that is brooding and may be the best thing on display. Yet Lemon Juice is driven by a cracking Bass Line and even hints at Shoegaze instrumentally. Again Villforth takes the vocal and it may be deduced that she takes on the more left field songs and delivers beautifully.
Shine & Glitter is much near Indie Rock with a cracking Riff and Superman Is Outta Town gets near to Modern Prog. Child's Eye is great Classic Rock and yet Mouse Cadaver is wonderfully moody and Shine & Glitter is a mix of Southern Rock and the West Coast variety.
The template is Classic Rock, but there is plenty of variety. We don't cover the genre too often. I suppose I look at it as old hat. The music of my youth, but not as shiny as the big riffs and choruses that we tend to gravitate towards. Cool Down Under sort of proves that my assumptions are misplaced.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.
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