Cmon Cmon - Headwind EP.

We loved Cmon Cmon's 2023 album, The Crack And The Light. You can read the review here. So it is great to have the Belgian Trio back. This EP continues the strength shown on the album and maybe edges more into melodic Power Pop.

The emphasis is very much on melody, at times Cmon Cmon approach the space that Caper Clowns inhabit, but in a slightly more pacy manner. There is the gentleness of the Danes and the gentle Pop Rock elements are there. There is also a real Jangle Pop feel.

All The Other Kids is a great single, very Brit Pop with a couple of great riffs that hold you, one is a little Psych Pop. Headwind is a much smoother affair, almost Soft Rock, which works well Neon Light is more 80s, a cross between C86 and Glasgow Indie, a little Supernaturals maybe.

Turn Out The Light is a great Pop Rock affair that adds a blistering solo whilst again approaching Brit Pop. Instrumentally, the whole EP moves away from the standard Guitar Pop due to the really interesting Guitar Runs that enter surprising avenues. Really Enjoyable!

You can listen to and buy the EP here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.

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Cmon Cmon - The Crack And The Light

 

It is fair to say that we don't get a lot in from Belgium and what we do tends to drift towards a noisier type of Indie. So all credit to Renaissance Records for picking up this excellent Belgian trio. It does fit in well sound wise with that side of the pond.

At times, there is a real laidback West Coast feel to the album. At ease with a slight Americana Jangle, but with one foot in Melodic Guitar Pop. There will also be a lot of comparisons to latter day Teenage Fanclub and even more so, Dropkick.

Cmon Cmon can also pick up the pace, notably on the excellent Black Holes. Waiting even plants a big foot in Indie Pop. Can You Take It sounds somewhere between The Eagles and Crowded House whilst the song instrumentally seems desperate to be Americana.

I Don't Know is driven by a great Bass line and again edges towards Guitar Pop, even Summer Pop. Nothing On The Radio is part Eagles, part Glasgow Jangle Pop whilst Say What It Means takes the full Jangling option. The Crack And The Light is a gentle, but highly enjoyable listen.

You can listen to and buy the album here and buy the CD here.

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