From Cleethorpes on the English East Coast, here are to wish you a melodic Pop Rock Christmas. Vocalist Paul Kavanagh has a vocal that suits the genre really well and the three guitarists light up Guitarist, Rob Bywater's songs.
The sound is really big, beautifully arranged and produced bringing out the benefit of those three six stringers. Built on big riffs, hooks and killer choruses, you find yourself standing back and revelling in the melody, yet also allowing yourself to sing along, even shake your fist.
Although Pop Rock is a catch all genre, the band aren't afraid to step out. Brighter Day is fine 70s Classic Rock with a cracking Drum stomp and I defy you to not join in on the chorus. Everything & Nothing has big hints of Pop Punk.
Tired Eyes gets all Country instrumentally whilst Reality goes more 90s Rock although the Guitar Riff is more Lynyrd Skynyrd. Medicine is top notch Power Pop. Kavanagh even adds a song and Doubt is a big Brit Pop anthem.
Candle Wax visits Jangle Pop mixing it with 80s AOR and the opening title track starts things off splendidly, a sort of summary of all that the band can do and adding a Killer Riff. Extraordinary Guitar work on a song that gets a little rocked up Runrig at times.
Things We Said When We Were Younger is a statement of the joy of the Electric Guitar. Cracking songs that get you moving and singing. There used to be a lot of these type of albums, sadly this seems to be an outlier, a wonderful one. A storming listen.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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