Friday, September 09, 2005
love as laughter - laughter's fifth
Straight ahead "rock" that is very pleasant but sometimes a bit underwhelming. Vocals are always right up front with standard chords beneath. I guess you could compare it to a ton of honest sounding southern rock influenced bands like kings of leon(but looser), wilco(but more rock) or rosebuds.
The only song that really gets me is "I won't hurt you" which is does the soft strummy meets big chords thing with a great chorus that recalls the byrds' "all i really wanna do(is baby be friends with you)".
"Dirty Lives" (which is just simple rock fun ala later pavement ) is enjoyable as are "I'm a Ghost","Canal St","Pulsar Radio","Make Shift Heart"(w/ a little trex harmonies) . All of which finish out the nice, but not blowyrmind second side.
The only song that really gets me is "I won't hurt you" which is does the soft strummy meets big chords thing with a great chorus that recalls the byrds' "all i really wanna do(is baby be friends with you)".
"Dirty Lives" (which is just simple rock fun ala later pavement ) is enjoyable as are "I'm a Ghost","Canal St","Pulsar Radio","Make Shift Heart"(w/ a little trex harmonies) . All of which finish out the nice, but not blowyrmind second side.
