Cfit - Triage

Dublin, Ireland's own Cfit have released their debut album titled "Triage". The collection is a clever and intriguing mix of standard alternative rhythms mixed in with slight electronic musical shifts that make this album extremely diverse and well worth your listening time.

The disc opens up with "Great Pressure", an eerie, electronic fueled mix that features synthesized vocals and a mixture of standard issue rock rhythms that show off the band's blend of electro fueled rock clearly and accurately. "Don't Sweat The Small Shit" tones down the melodic intensity quite a bit, and finds a common balance between the electro rhythms and the high intensity rock rhythms with a decidedly more toned down effort this time around. "Sideways" takes a detour into folk rock territory with a stripped down, acoustic number that shows off the band's diversity and their capabilities beyond the electronic realm. "Base Isolation" features many of the similar musical structures found in the earlier portions of the album, and shows that the band don't stick within one segment or genre of music, but feel the need to move around vigorously, which sets the band apart from the others and puts them on a higher pedestal as well.

We segue way into the second half of the disc with "Dig Up", an ethereal sonic delight with a terrific blend of acoustic guitars and a slight electronic touch to it that puts this track in a class all its own. The disc starts to draw to a close on "Plausible Deniability" a solid, well put together track that features slight chime elements heard in the backdrop that provide for a terrific way to close out the effort here. The disc ultimately concludes on "Don't Sweat The Smaller Shit", a sequel to the earlier track that features an exquisite blend of electronically guided rhythms mixed in with a strong musical sensibility and charisma that puts the finishing touches on an entertaining and dynamic effort heard here today. It's really eye opening to see other bands dabble in the electronic genre, sometimes with subtle elements and other times with extreme shifts into that field. This band is able to find their comfort zone between the rock and electronic rhythms that bridges the gap long left in between for quite some time.

In retrospect, a terrific and consistent collection from Cfit, who are making their mark on U.S. music listeners with a well gathered collection of tracks that defines the band's style and what they bring to the musical table with great enthusiasm and integrity.

                                                                                                                                Album Score: 3.5/5

Track Listing:

1. Great Pressure
2. Don't Sweat The Small Shit
3. The Static
4. Sideways
5. Base Isolation
6. Chemical Memory
7. Dig Up
8. Throw The Babies To The Wolves
9. Plausible Deniability
10. Don't Sweat The Smaller Shit