BRONZE EP
Free download
From the ashes of The
Detachment Kit comes BRONZE. Maybe it was the blow to the
head at the Joe
Strummer tribute show that made lead singer, Menard, break
up his old band and start this one, but I kind of wish he had
stuck with the old formula. Granted I'm a total sucker for the
loud/quiet screaming dynamic of DK and I understand that musicians
need to move on and grow as artists. Despite this, BRONZE sounds
more dyi, more, uh, detached. Vocals are drowned in reverb,
drums sound looped and filtered through someone's laptop. The
dynamic is kind of one-noted from song to song--too cutesy and
fey and relatively not at all engaging with its timid instrumentation
and falsetto twee. It's nice to see Menard has a softer side,
but even when they decide to rock out a little bit on "Count
to Two," it almost seems jokey and some weird attempt to fit
into an idea of what hipsters want in their ironic rock n roll
bands. Perhaps it's the Brooklyn influence--the borough where
sincerity goes to die. I may be giving this album too much shit
considering it was a free download, but my hope is these guys
get a proper recording suite and really get to the business
of rockin' out and give the effects a rest. |
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