Costa Mesa quartet Greer offer up a wonderful album. Full of surprises, it inhabits a nosier world of ,Indie Rock. But the songs are delivered in unusual ways packed with 90s Alt Rock and Scuzziness. Fuzzed up Riffs dominate one of the more interesting albums of the year so far.
It is the type of release that floats our boat, unusual indie that mixes catchy moody songs, but isn't frightened to get into Radiohead territory. and also Pop Punk and Noise Rock. It is great Guitar Pop, but probably has more in common with a less bombastic Muse than any three chord band.
The arrangements are the key, unexpected and most welcome. From the opening chaos of Omnibus, which surprisingly breaks into completely engaging charging Indie Rock to the closing melancholic acoustic strum of audio_77, this is a totally engaging listen.
Vocally, it can be a little angst sounding, but this is mixed with wonderful mellowness. The arrangements are superb with an outstanding rhythm section and big riffs that switch into something much wilder and alt at will. This stuff really grips you.
It is a little dark at times, but there are great poppier moments. Mugwump is beautifully done and closer to Brit Pop and the chorus of One And The Same may be the best one that you will hear all year. There is a lot of depth and the album may take repeated listens, but it is very special.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.
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