We are way behind with Album Reviews. 60 are in draft, but plenty of those are awaiting Release. However, I cannot use that excuse with this gem. I started the review 6 months ago, but didn't write the Title in and shamefully discovered it last week.
Los Angeles's Tombstones In Their Eyes are a Rock band, but not your ordinary Rock band. They crash over genres, often anthemic, but songs are also often built around a groove, almost Jam like. However the killer for me is the overtone of melodic Psych that overarches most of what they do.
They could be classed as anything due to their adeptness. Certainly Shoegaze, Alt Rock and Psychedelic Rock are well engulfed here. At times, they could be Masters Of Reality, but could also be in the 90s UK Shoegaze scene that predated Britpop.
The vocals are distant and hazy, the sound threatening to become Heavy and Riffs are dominant, they hit one and don't let go. They are also won't to break out on a different noisier Guitar interruption before returning to the fray.
They can break out of the mould. Gimme Some Pain has a much more upfront vocal and gets a little Britpop. I Am Cold is built around a killer, almost Heroes like riff and gets a little Hawkwind. If you want big choruses, this is not the album for you. If you want a full length soundscape that completely sucks you in, this is splendidly so.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl or as a download. The CD is now sold out, but you may fight it around still in decent emporiums.
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