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DAILY RECORDS : Beach Fossils, Adam Franklin And The Bolts Of Melody & Ceremony

by | Jun 9, 2010 | MUSIC

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.

R. Anthony Harris

R. Anthony Harris

I created Richmond, Virginia’s culture publication RVA Magazine and brought the first Richmond Mural Project to town. Designed the first brand for the Richmond’s First Fridays Artwalk and promoted the citywide “RVA” brand before the city adopted it as the official moniker. I threw a bunch of parties. Printed a lot of magazines. Met so many fantastic people in the process. Professional work: www.majormajor.me

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