2003-12-24
I wont stand amazed if you never heard of this band.
I didn’t as well.
A bit strange, when considering that according to their bio they have been operating, in various states, for the last ten years or so.
Strange? Perhaps not, they need to get their shit together.
The band hails from Canada, and if asked to point a certain genre they operate in, I’d say – all of them.
The main influence here seems to be NIN, though they certainly heard a lot of ‘The The’ prior to recording this.
While using and abusing keyboard bits and a fair amount of programming, their guitar layer owes more to the alternative side of rock.
Centered around a producer (and a talented one, at that) who also does the programming and a guitarist (no push-over, as well) the mish-mash of styles seems hardly surprising.
But, alas, there lies the rub, their multi-musicianship styling go way beyond the recommended limit.
The band moves from the alternative rock feel of the opening track ‘Float’, into the decidedly aggressive “Dip the world in gasoline”, which is probably the best track here, precise, melodic,
It is quite the standout in an otherwise confused outing,
It’s not all that bad, ‘More’ bears a nifty little hook, which carries it through, and ‘Average Dreamer’ contains some nice passionate moments.
To summarize this, they just need to decide their identity, and they can be a great band.
Right now, their personality is too fractured for my taste.
Alon Miasnikov
