Artist: Spring Offensive
Album: Young Animal Hearts
Source: http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/spring-offensive-streams-debut-album-young-animal-hearts-405-premiere
Pre-listening Notes: This is a change of pace. I chose this one just because I liked the band name and the cover art, that I saw. I haven't even heard of this band before, but something grabbed my attention. It appears they are from England and this is their debut LP. That's about all I'm getting from my early research, so I'm just going to play this and figure it out.
Initial Reaction: Very minimal opening musically, with some very deep and in the forefront vocals. About halfway through, the first song the drums kick in and I get a glimpse of what I'm working with here. This is pretty cool, the lyrics seem pretty dark and moody. Musically, it's not fast or heavy, like I like a lot of my music to be, but it fits the vocals very nicely to come off more powerful than the intensity would suggest.
Random Thoughts: I like the choruses and the harmonies they have going on. This song is a more cheerful approach music, but the vocals and lyrics still have the same feel as the first song. I am really enjoying this. Quality written songs that are catchy, interesting, and sing-a-longish. Each song sounds like it was written with the purpose of being played on the radio, so far, half way through there isn't a song that I would consider filler. I assume this would be considered Indie Rock, or maybe Brit-Pop, or something. This is a pretty great album, though.
Final Reaction: There is something very familiar about this album. Maybe it's that each song is very strong and by the end of the album it sounds like an album I have heard and listened to over and over before. This is not the normal thing that I would go for, but this album was excellent. It was very melodic and has a lot of harmonies to bring the catchiness, but at the same time it's complex and moody and engages the listener to pay attention. I did find a review on their earlier EP on amazon that someone said they put on a great live show. I'll keep that in mind if I ever see their name coming to town. Will listen to this again.
Final Grade: 8.5/10
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