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Bang Camaro (sent by Vmadera/Lonk)
I went with their second album, being the one you included a song from as well as their best rated on RYM. It’s an enjoyable album, pretty accessible straightforward hard rock. All the songs are pretty good but to be honest not much stands out - the tracks I enjoy most are Night Lies (which you sent me) and Can’t Stop the Night (which has a fun tempo to it), the rest all kind of blur together. Fun enough, but I’d have liked it if there was a little more variety and/or more in the way of catchy hooks.
Barock Project (sent by King)
I’d heard Detachment before, which I liked but didn’t wow me. I gave a good few listens to Seven Seas which you included a song from on your EP, a song that I liked a lot. And it’s again a good album but not one that really hooks me in. Ashes is still a really great song, and Cold Fog is really good too. Good hooks through both songs and a fantastic blend of melancholic quieter sections and dramatic proggy sections. The rest of the album is nice enough, with some of the softer stuff especially attractive, but I’m not really finding it very memorable or engaging, other than the last minute of Moving On which is terrific fun.
Bat For Lashes (sent by nick_z)
I’ve been listening to Two Suns, which you sent Two Songs from, and she has a pretty compelling art pop style but I’m not finding myself hugely getting into it beyond a handful of songs. The two you sent are really good, as are Pearl’s Dream and The Big Sleep which I kind of love as a short closer to the album. The rest is a mix of either pleasant but unexciting songs or unusual ones that don’t quite hit the mark. The production does also feel a little… muted perhaps? I do wonder if a fuller sound might have given some of these songs a bit more impact.
Blacktop Mojo (sent by Vmadera/Lonk)
It Won’t Last was my favourite song from your EP, so I was looking forward to checking out Under the Sun, and was not disappointed. From that song, I hadn’t picked up the fact that their style is largely a sort of post-grungey alternative rock, very Alter Bridge for a lot of it and at times reminiscent of other bands (some moments on this album kind of remind me of a male-fronted Halestorm). I’ve checked out the rest and the other albums don’t quite stack up. The first two are a bit more middle of the road, solid enough but lacking in strong hooks. The latest has more of a dynamic and varied approach, and it has a few great songs on it, but also quite a bit of filler. Whereas Under the Sun has the variety and a ton of strong hooks and it’s just a really enjoyable album.
Car Seat Headrest (sent by Crow)
So, Twin Fantasy (Those Boys) wasn’t my favourite from your EP, but I did really like the middle section and so I gave the full album a listen and it’s good, but also a bit of a mixed bag. It starts and ends well, with both the short intro and that song I already knew being some quite engaging and emotive indie rock. There’s some really good stuff in between too, but not quite enough of it I think. I’m a little picky anyway when it comes to the type of indie with mumbling and slightly off-key singing - some artists just make it work and that’s the case with a few songs here (I rather like the energy of Sober to Death and Cute Thing in particular, and the two big epics have some wonderful moments them but they also drag quite a bit).
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