If you read the blurb about the Seattle quartet's debut album, you might think that Time To Pay is a return to those self anihilation days of the early 90s. However, this is a great album, but I don't hear much Grunge at all. Personally I'm thankful for that.
I never really connected with that genre. It was all a bit woe is me, riddled with dirge and the majority was terminally slow. Here you have pace, melody in an area somewhere between Indie Rock and Classic Rock. The results are very melodic and can hit you both harder and softer.
Behind The Door is great Pop Rock, but that can be contrasted with the much noisier, almost shouty So Far. I Don't Know Why isn't a million miles away from the slightly louder new wave of Power Pop and even skirts Punk.
'Til The End Of Time is agin great Pop Rock, this time very 70s and close to Classic Rock.Your Slave even treads into the 60s with its Garage Rock slurred vocal, sort of Noo Yawk street at times. Like A Bird sounds more modern, the rockier end of Brit Pop maybe?
The quartet don't come up for air, so don't expect any ballads. They even close with a song that gets into Psych territory and may be the best thing on the album. All in all, this is exceptional Indie Rock, beautifully performed and here to rock your socks off. Great stuff!
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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