Tag Archives: pop rock

Neon Trees – Picture Show (review)

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NEON TREES are an American rock band i’d never heard of even though they’d gained attention after supporting The Killers and having a hit with a song called ‘Animal’ in 2010. Maybe you’re a latecomer like me. If so, let’s now say “welcome” to ourselves because their album Picture Show is damn fine for our ears. Mixed indie rock and Robbie Williams and you’ll get something close to their sound that’s sometimes alternate yet mostly radio friendly. … Continue reading →

Twin Atlantic – Free (review)

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This Scottish band’s sound is immediate with uptempo drums and guitars racing us to chorus. Instruments are tempered by the thin yet cool voice of Sam McTrusty which aims for a compromise between pop rock and indie rock. For the first three songs, that middle ground is a tough place to be because distortion prevents chart-topping whilst the many hooks would fail to pierce the veil of underground integrity. It’s not an admonishment, simply good songs daring to miss the full potential of possible, divergent futures. They, like much of … Continue reading →

Eve 6 – Speak in Code (review)

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In the Nineties, EVE 6 were darlings in the USA but their third album tanked (even though fans loved it) and they drifted into obscurity. Now, 8 years later, the original members have returned with Speak in Code. Max Collins, the singer, explains the album’s title as a lyric from the same song where, in a vulnerable moment, “the world is overwhelming and it’s like people are speaking a language you don’t understand.” Unfortunately, i don’t understand EVE 6 anymore. The rhythm, melody and “have fun” attitude of ‘Curtain’, the … Continue reading →