Four Year Strong
By Paul Finnie • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: long playersAmerican pop-punk Four Year Strong takes on the Brits with this debut LP following its release in the States late last year.
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Captain Black
By Paul Finnie • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: short playersCamden’s Captain Black latest single kicks off on a Kooks skiffle pop routine. Vocalist Keith Austin retains that Kooks feel throughout Sister and to be fair this track and back up track Jack Sheppard race along with enough musical variety to keep the interest going.
Looker
By Paul Finnie • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: short playersWithout looking I guessed that this was an all girl band. I was almost correct. The not so clever band name gives it away but also the lame Bangles and GoGo’s copycat stuff really hurts.
Less Than Me
By Paul Finnie • Aug 16th, 2008 • Category: demonstrationA very polished three track demo which is actually far too good to be classed as demo material. Excellent, sharp guitar underpins all the tracks but never overtakes the melodies and allows the songs to shine out beyond the Marshall stack.
Basia Bulat
By Paul Finnie • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: long playersAll the way from Ontario, Basia Bulat is, so the PR blub states, a blend of folk and chamber pop. Listening through these three songs I have yet to understand what chamber pop could possibly be however there is a definite 60′s feel to all three tracks.
