STYLE: Rock RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 5426-5250 LABEL: Spark SK 7002 FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1
Reviewed by Tony Cummings
A Califomian band with plenty of street cred - Charlie Peacock once fronted them - but nothing prepared us for this new album which gives off more sparks than a dozen predictable AOR items. With a droning 'indie' sound the group manage to incorporate a certain ' Englishness' into their sound without ever stumbling into pastiche. A turbulent opener "I Want To Know" asks God what he can possibly see in wretches like us over a pulsating rhythm track. "Be Undone" has vocalist Steve Griffith absolutely tearing at his soul on an eery ballad while the title track closer has a touch of U2-style Celtic fire. Throughout ringing guitar chords give the album the same eery quality so effective on Choir albums. Intelligent lyrics from producer Griffith manage to be explicit yet uncliched. A superb rock album.
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