We start things off with "Philadelphia Song", a piano laced ballad that greets you warmly with the breezy lead vocals of Jake Cassman that provides for a relaxing backdrop that lasts for the duration of the album and lasts well into the disc's latter half as well. The album's title track is my favorite song off the album, a smooth, melodic blast that goes down well with sharp, poignant guitar riffs that hit you at just the right level, and give you another facet of the band to marvel over and just stand in awe of the wide range of genres that they're capable of dabbling in with sharp precision, an all-around terrific track. "Empty Room" is a loud, spaced out track that features fast paced guitar riffs and Jake's simple structured vocal format that works particularly well for this song, and doesn't feel the need to be too brash or too overwhelming at all. "The Day I Came of Age" is a fantastic, acoustic based tune that throws in a little folk sensibility for good measure, and relies upon the goodwill of both the members of the band, and the current listening audience to make them feel part of the act and join together in this harmonious, congregational style track that really hits all the right notes from the get go.
The second half of the album takes shape with "Revisionist History (Haven't Changed A Thing)" a soft, piano infused tune that takes things down several notches from where they were before, and presents a more downtempo frame of mind for the guys and showcases their ability to weave into your consciousness with powerful and inspiring folk based tracks. "Common $ense" is a more abrasive, frenetic track that hits at a various angles all over the place and sometimes might become a little too much to handle for some, but is still a solid track all around nonetheless. The disc gets ready to conclude on "Every Bastard Drinking Alone", an ambient, melancholy tune that starts to ushers in a feel of demise as we get ready to end things here on a wholly worthwhile and fascinating listening experience thus far. The album comes to an end on "St. Botolph" a varied, uptempo rocker that presents a wide range of tempos and influences we've heard at various points throughout the album, and presents us with an overall synopsis of the album and the various musical wavelengths that we've encountered on our journey towards the conclusion of the album. It's refreshing to hear bands who don't confine themselves to just one genre of music, and instead get their feet wet in various other genres of music that over time will make them a longer lasting and more full featured band in the process who are willing to take a creative risk each and every time. Drunken Logic are a band that definitely fits all of the aforementioned criteria.
All in all, an outstanding and well rehearsed debut effort from Drunken Logic, who are making an artistic statement and making their presence known on the local scene with an ambitious and creative endeavor that makes them a band definitely worth checking out both on record and in concert!
Album Review: 3.5/5
Track Listing:
- Philadelphia Song
- Something New To Burn
- Not Quite Heaven
- Empty Room
- The Day I Came of Age
- The World Won't End Today
- Revisionist History (Haven't Changed A Thing)
- Common $ense
- Rhythm of the Rain
- Every Bastard Drinking Alone
- St. Botolph
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