So what connects soft rock superstars The Eagles with anarcho-folk-punk raggamuffins Blyth Power? They both have drummers who sing. You can now add Maddison Falls to the small and exclusive list and also celebrate the fact that this is probably the first time in music history that those two bands have found their way into the same review.
But we are not here for music trivia but to talk about Both Sides, the new one from this young three-piece. There is something about this that reminds me of The Goo Goo Dolls, something in their anthemic blends of acoustica and alt-rock, their pace and poise. However, when the guitar solo blows things open, it does head into more hard rock, maybe even metallic realms, but does so in a tasteful and tactile way.
It is a song that is both writ large and spacious enough to let everything breathe properly. Their lyrics are drawn out, the guitar lines drift rather than drive, and the basslines are as graceful as they are groovesome.
It’s an alt-rock power ballad for a more discerning, contemporary audience and it sets the bar high. Very high indeed.
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