By Dave
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If there’s one thing that I would have to say that I love doing, it’s introducing people to new bands. To literally everyone I talk to, I will ask them if they are familiar with the work of Belle and Sebastian, and then probably sulk if I find out that they aren’t. And if they don’t like Belle and Sebastian, I would actually hurt them until they changed their tune.
So yes, I’m very opinionated when it comes to music. It basically comes down to the fact that I presume that I am correct and everyone else either falls in line with me, or is completely foolish. I realise this is quite a problem in integrating and having normal conversations about music, but when I feel so passionately about something, I don’t like having to back down or agreeing with someone else’s opinion. For example, I cannot accept that The View have any music talent, and anyone who thinks that they write good songs can fuck off. Also, their pretend Rock and Roll credentials grate on me- so what that they’ve had the same jeans on for four days- I’ve been wearing the ones I currently sit in for a week now. Does this make me more rock and Roll than The View? Probably.
Anyway, I rant. What I actually meant to do here is to tell you about my new favourite band, Silversun Pickups. Their debut album, Carnavas, has been out for a while now, but only now do I actually feel compelled to write about it, after listening to it rather a lot, and fully digesting their goodness.
And oh, the goodness! This is one hell of an album. From start to finish, it is pure fuzz ridden rock beauty. The dirty, often overdriven guitars mix perfectly with Brian Aubert’s soft voice to create a sound that I personally can’t compare with any other band. However, critics in the know say they sound like The Smashing Pumpkins, if that means anything to you. All I know is that I like what I hear. Songs like Lazt Eye keeping building up, dropping back down and generally taking you on a satisfying audio journey. A couple of the later songs don’t have as much impact as the start, but no single track is unlistenable.
And so this is a damn good album. I demand you go and buy it, as their not very famous, but they deserve to be. Also, I like them, and I am generally right about these things, so trust me on this. You shall not be disappointed.
