Love Burns
Red Eyes And Tears
Whatever Happened To My Rock 'n' Roll Punk Song
Awake
White Palms
As Sure As The Sun
Rifles
Too Real
Spread Your Love
Head Up High
Salvation
Frogtoon Music Album Info: B.R.M.C.
Published: 07 Jul 2010, 12:23
This L.A.-Based Band Originally Hailing From San Francisco Came Along Just When They Were Needed Most. This Self-Produced Major-Label Debut Boldly Plunders A Reverb-And-White Noise Course Previously Trampled Underfoot By Long-Gone British Bands Of The Late '80s And Early '90s The Jesus & Mary Chain The Verve Ride The Stone Roses Etc. . It All Sounds Very British On Many Levels Despite The Fact That Only One Band Member Is An Englishman Living In Exile In The States. On Some Songs However The Driving Over-Amped Guitars Often Buzzing With "VU Needles-In-Red"-Type Feedback And Pounding Drums Have A Swaggering Primeval Feel That Rivals Solid Detroit Rock Outfits Both Old And New Including The Stooges And The Go To Name Two . A Few Have Dark Introspective Lyrics With Subjects Like Impending Death "Rifles" At Their Heart While Others Have A Positive More Uplifting Feel Cf. "Salvation" But It's Really The Group's Cohesive Solid Production Overall That Captures A Shoegazing Blustery Rock Vibe Not Heard For Nearly A Decade Or More. Highlights Abound On This Astonishing Disc Including The Bitter Opening Salvo "Love Burns " The Diaphanous Space Pop Of "Too Real " And The Flurry Of Sawtooth Guitar Scree That Is "Whatever Happened To My Rock N' Roll Punk Song " A Track Recalling The Manic Intensity Of The Stooges Circa Fun House. Review By Bryan Thomas