Janus 4-14 are a five piece from Mount Airy, North Carolina. We've been interested in what they do for a while now, largely through submissions for the Listening To This Week Playlist. We wanted to review something in the longer format, so have gone back to last year's six track release until the release of their next six track affair. Blue To Infinity, which is released on 14 May.
If you'd like to hear what they are currently up to, we featured the more recent single, I Never Wanna See You Again which is a cracking listen and can be heard here. Songs are built on killer riffs and big choruses with surprises thrown in.
The band inhabit a place somewhere between Indie Rock and Classic Rock, those riffs dictating the former and a mellow vocal and archive Organ sound that goes for the former. The arrangements and particularly, the guitar work is outstanding, yet the solos never lose sight of the song.
The best example of that riveting Guitar playing is on the outstanding She Deserves Love. There is great variety too. The Boy Who Bears The Weight Of The Whole World is something you might have heard on the defunct IRS label, part 80s US Indie, part 90s College Rock.
Teresa is almost Americana with a California Desert Guitar sound that makes you think of Cactus and dryness. That particular beloved by my other half whose hares the song title's name. Everything is in its place across the album which beautifully performed and produced.
A special mention has to be given to the opener, Redrum, which is part Psych Pop, part Alt Rock with a riff to die for. This is my particular favourite, but you know how I fall for melodic Psych. This is my gem in an album of gems. Expect to hear far more of this lot in future years.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is at name your price, so what have you got to lose?
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