Save The Radio - Calculating The Sum Of Your Life EP
(Tazbull Records)
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| Save The Radio - Calculating The Sum Of Your Life |
I can only get behind the name of
this band as an instruction as we all need to keep our favourite radio stations
on the air or risk them getting swallowed up in to the
mass-market-music-machine. Anyway, rant over. Florida gents Save The Radio have
a new EP of pop-punk rock for your delectation and it starts with the
infectiously energetic 'Life In Rewind' which is part Blink 182, part A and
part watered down Foo Fighters. 'Add It Up' has a pleasingly pulsing bass line
and that kind of commercial, polished US sound that sells big units on
mainstream radio and, with the right hook, can make bands in to superstars. There's
something strange about 'Higher Than Heaven' that reminds of the kind of songs
that feature in heartbreaking moments on South Park or Flight Of The Conchords and
go on way too long with slightly over sincere vocals. By the time we get to
'Broken Road' we're in full on Snow Patrol meets Nickleback territory and the
energy of earlier tracks has been replaced by the kind of acoustic led rock
that is usually only performed by bands who have formed around singer-songwriters
who got bored of drinking alone. Final track 'As Long As You're With Me
(Homeword Bound)' is prime for the end of a rom-com where love triumphs against
all odds and could easily be a Bryan Adams power-ballad. Now, to be fair, there
aren't many bands doing big ol' rock ballads these days but that's not
necessarily a bad thing.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/Savetheradio?fref=ts