Lightmares - Lightmares Are Rich And Educated (MG Records)
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| Lightmares - Lightmares Are Rich And Educated |
Ready for some more sweet, sweet
Canadian music? It's been at least a week since I've reviewed anything from the
maple loving nation so it's about time I got around to Ontario trio Lightmares
and their new album, provocatively titled 'Lightmares Are Rich And Educated'.
Jamie, Nicholas and Zack describe themselves fairly plainly as Punk Rock and
from the evidence on opening tracks 'The Sweat Of A Hero' and 'Confidence Rock'
they are pretty spot on with that analysis. By the time we get to soup, there
is a definite feeling that Lightmares are fond of big riffs, pounding drums and
a refreshing gang mentality that exudes fun and camaraderie. Now, they ain't
the best singers in the world but when you're a punk rock band I don't think
that really matters, especially when they're having as much fun as they
obviously are.
'Everything Avenue' is a more
laid back track with some suave guitar notes drifting through the distorted
bass lines before 'Worn A Mask' chugs in like a drunk arriving late to a dinner
party where he goes about telling the truth that everyone else is too polite to
mention. All class. The brooding bass that opens the one minute and fourteen
seconds of Nicholas Laments quickly becomes the entire song which is a brave
move - how many punk bands do you know that would put a track on an album that
is just a bass solo? 'Notamotto' is a gang anthem of pure punk proportions
while 'These Trying Times' is something of a punk ballad that's somewhere
between the Zutons, We Are Scientists and the Presidents Of The United States
Of America. Final track, 'So Free', which is a swaggering, sweating, leather
clad piece of rock'n'roll debauchery performing in a small room full of
flashing lights and heaving bodies. This is not the most acutely talented band
in the world but I bet their shows are a lot of fun and I reckon they can hold
their liquor too.
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