The band (Made up of Brian Bo - bass; Nick Hill - guitar; Todd Portnowitz
- vox and guitar; Adam Burguet - drums, percussion, guitar, and violin;
and Cristian Duran - trombone, organ, piano) almost has a country vibe
on some of their songs. Seems as though they are trying for somewhat of
a Wilco sound, (song 10 especially) and though they don’t quite have
the talent to pull it off, their album is not bad – just needing
direction as to how to go about making their own sound.
The singer has
a ton of earnestness, if not actually a remarkable voice, but for rock
and roll a great voice can sometimes be a detriment anyway so that’s
not necessarily a bad thing. The drummer is excellent but it makes me wonder
about the potential of a band whose most obvious asset is the drummer.
I mean, there's nothing wrong with having a great drummer, I am just wondering
if a drummer should be the best thing about a band. Though the band does
add a few shadings to their sound by using a horn section as adornment
here and there on a couple songs, it kind of sounds forced. Yeah, heavy
Wilco-ish vibe here.
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