Beach Fossils – Beach Fossils (Captured Tracks)
This isn’t bad, per se; I really like the lo-fi minimalist indie-pop style Beach Fossils are exploring, and they do have a few really great melodies. Nonetheless, there’s not enough variety to hold my interest over the entire album. Try changing the tempo once in a while, guys!
Adam Franklin And The Bolts Of Melody – I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years (Second Motion Records)
Former Swervedriver frontman Franklin returns to working with a full band after a decade of acoustic solo work. This isn’t as noisy and rocked-out as Swervedriver, but nonetheless boasts Franklin’s unerring melodic sense and a definite fuzzy, shoegaze atmosphere. If you miss Creation Records, you’ll enjoy this.
Ceremony – Rohnert Park (Bridge Nine Records)
This band has a few interesting ideas, but they mainly use them as change-ups from their monotonous, generic hardcore, which makes up the majority of the album. 80% of this is aggressively boring, and the halfway-interesting interludes just seem like wasted potential.
Beach Fossils – Beach Fossils (Captured Tracks)
This isn’t bad, per se; I really like the lo-fi minimalist indie-pop style Beach Fossils are exploring, and they do have a few really great melodies. Nonetheless, there’s not enough variety to hold my interest over the entire album. Try changing the tempo once in a while, guys!
Adam Franklin And The Bolts Of Melody – I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years (Second Motion Records)
Former Swervedriver frontman Franklin returns to working with a full band after a decade of acoustic solo work. This isn’t as noisy and rocked-out as Swervedriver, but nonetheless boasts Franklin’s unerring melodic sense and a definite fuzzy, shoegaze atmosphere. If you miss Creation Records, you’ll enjoy this.
Ceremony – Rohnert Park (Bridge Nine Records)
This band has a few interesting ideas, but they mainly use them as change-ups from their monotonous, generic hardcore, which makes up the majority of the album. 80% of this is aggressively boring, and the halfway-interesting interludes just seem like wasted potential.
