Phoenix Calling - Waves
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| Phoenix Calling - Waves |
Cambridge 5-piece Phoenix Calling
released this EP back in January but I've only just come across it now in order
to share it with you good people. The self-released four track EP starts with
'Everybody Knows' and immediately the intensity and energy smacks you round the
chops with furious beats and frantic guitars. When the song settles down, it
seems these guys have plumped for American influenced rock with crunchy riffs
and lots of singing that would best be performed in to a cordless microphone
with one foot on the vocal monitor. 'Traces' is up next and this time they boys
have gone for a stadium anthem of emo proportions for the skater generation as
the layers of guitar build up and those drums splash and crash at every
opportunity.
By the time 'We Were Young' comes
along you know what you're going to get in terms of style and you can imagine a
sweaty, hairy, tattooed mosh-pit going apeshit to this stuff, chanting the
lyrics back at the band with pumped up chests and plenty of sincerity. Final
track, 'Bring Down The Roof', is the biggest of the four on this EP as the wall
of guitars hits you in the face and the band do that loud-quiet-loud thing to
great effect. These are tight, well crafted rock songs with a big US influence
behind them which would surely go down well in a live environment. My only
reservation is that across these four songs there isn't really a big melodic
hook that sticks in your mind and drags you back for more.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixcalling?fref=ts