I've been enjoying this album for a while, having investigated further after playing the magnificent opener, Overtime, on a recent Listening To This Week. I don't often look at other reviews before writing my own, but I thought I'd have a look at early reviews to see if others liked it as much as I did.
Pleasingly, there are quite a reviews and none were PR cut and pastes, so two ticks there. The main take is that the variety here is acknowledged by how different reviews sited different genres. Quite a complement for the Vancouver quartet.
Any album with Brock Pytel is always interesting, he has an arena volume vocal and this gives the album a real Rock feel as does the inspired Guitar from Rob Matharu. The riffs rattle the woodwork and the solos are heavier than you might expect.
Held together by the dynamic rhythm section of Brian Minato and Shane Wilson, I've read that the album is Punk Rock, Indie Rock, 90s Rock and Power Pop. It is some of those things, but Punk seems a bit skewed, although the genre is often defined by the idea of what Punk is from the listener.
It is a little heavy for Power Pop, sounding more like heavier Indie Rock. Although, there are hints of Sugar at times and the sound has a clarity similar to an R.E.M. album. The album rarely comes up for air, performed at a rapid, almost frenetic pace which suits the four of them. A great fist shaking joy!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.
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