26th March, 2009
JUSTIN MICHAEL
Album: Til We See The Shore
Artist: Seabird
Year: 2008
Label: Credential
Web: www.seabirdmusic.com
"This is the sound of now - sometimes blessing, sometimes curse - depending on your seasonal sense of cool." |
In A Word: Shore-thing
From the opening grove of Black & Blue with its Beatle-esque, off-beat groove, Blur-tweaked guitars and random musical riffs, Seabird stamp their sense of musical intrigue on the staff.
Could be that these guys will fit nicely with your Relient K collection and yes, you'd be right in hearing some Needtobreathe sonic references, those guys produced the radio hit Rescue.
This is the sound of now - sometimes blessing, sometimes curse - depending on your seasonal sense of cool. Aaron Morgan's lead vocal is distinctive with strains from power rock to sensitve falsetto to lazy Brit rock.
Stand out tracks include Not Alone - driven by the distinctive piano riff that The Fray would be proud of, and Let Me Go On - it's as honest as I've ever heard from a live band pleading to do just that: "Just let me go on, just give me one more song, if it sucks we all go home, if not, we sing along.'
Lots of musical and lyrical fun with a great sense of irony and a pop sensibility that will have you singing as if you knew 'em in a flash.
I've decided I want to see these guys live.
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