Some pundits are already lavishing
praise on the band as something akin to the wildly successful Coldplay, but
I have always felt that when promising
new bands get compared to top-selling acts it's almost like a millstone
around their necks. Not only are most of the comparisons not going to be
correct, but the band then has a hard time living up to the hype as people
expect their albums to be masterpeieces right out of the gate. Hopefully
these statements won't ruin the band as there is definitely a lot of talent
going on with this group.The band consists of brothers Aaron (keys, vocals)
and Ryan (guitar) Morgan, as well as Chris Kubik on bass and Aaron Hunt
on drums and formed in 2004 when they entered a local "battle of the
bands" competition.
This is the band's first album to be released
nationaqlly and they couldn't have gotten better help, enlisting Jacquire
King (Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, Tom Waits) and Allen Salmon (Mute
Math) to oversee the project. The band has a very upbeat pop sound, which
boasts
some great choruses and hooks to die for. I don't know if it is just
the redemptive quality present in a lot of the songs of this record, but
I
enjoyed it quite a bit and am really looking forward to the band's next
project.
SEABIRD
