Fancy some great Power Pop? Well let me tell you about it. Pittsburgh Trio offer up a great melodic collection of songs for their second album. There's a fair amount of Jangle to enjoy, but also a good deal of variety.
All the prerequisites are present, big choruses, killer riffs and small, but beautifully formed, solos. We Could Be Yours opens up with a Jangle Pop entry and a top notch middle eight, but elsewhere there are wider departures.
The Trio are locked together tight, never so more than on Polygraph which has more of a Post Punk, slightly Noise Rock departure and is built on a Billy Duffy like Riff. Enfant Terrible is much more Merseybeat and Sister Suzie goes all UK Beat.
Little Black Shadow is more of a reminder of the Scouse Pop headed by The La's and Loss Adjustment may be the best thing on show. It mixes UK New Wave with a Psych Pop Riff and achieves its aims wonderfully well.
Dreaming In B/W slows things down beautifully as the closer. Slightly 70s Pop Rock, well arranged and performed with big hints to 60s Guitar Pop and another ace outro that takes the song past the 7 minute mark.
The Song is such a mesmerising listen that you wonder excitedly about future direction.of the band. The album flirts around the history of Power Pop and is produced in a Guided By Voices manner.. What's not to like? A cracking listen!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on CD and as a download.
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