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  • Fox Avenue: Four For Four Review

    Fox Avenue: Four For Four Review

    I wrote this for musicreviewunsigned.com I’ll update with a direct link when I get it.

    A copy of Fox Avenue’s Four for Four EP, just happened to drop into this reviewers lap, honestly just fell. Not sure if this is getting a full release or a media only or fan only release but here goes. 🙂

    Fox Avenue have been together since September 2008 and already have played support to Elliot Minor and Metro Station. This is a solid debut produced by Niall Breslin. The band features Sean Maxx on drums and Patrick Rhatigan on vocals and piano and Spin 1038’s night time jock, Dara Quilty on vocals and guitar (which will do them no harm at all).

    ‘Four for Four’ starts off with ‘Chasing My Tail’ an uptempo pop/punk track with a catchy hook and at 2 minutes 25 seconds is a radio programmers dream!

    ‘Save your Dreaming’ seems a more mature track with well thought out structure. Although Fox Avenue may find themselves in the teen pop punk market their songs could sit happy in other genres with songs like ‘Tonight’.

    This reviewers favourite has to be the last track ‘Tell me’, nice drums and nice guitar lines, nice breakdowns.

    The guys have a great internet presence too and frequently do a YouTube video blog update for all their fans! Clever! If these guys play their cards right they could actually be huge.

    5 out of 6

    http://www.myspace.com/foxavenue
    http://www.youtube.com/foxavenue

    Photo ‘borrowed’ from http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=372374725&albumID=743009&imageID=20607908

  • The Hundred Flower Campaign EP Review

    TheHundredFlowerCampaign
    HundredFlowerCampaign

    I did this for www.musicreviewunsigned.com
    Direct link: www.musicreviewunsigned.com/61.html

    Arriving from different incarnations, The Hundred Flower Campaign came into existence in October 2008. it’s not suprising that the members have played together in different guises, the band are tight, cohesive and their individual sounds gel really well together.

    The Wexford quartet play funky rock, or rock with a groove. ‘Jazz Wolfe in the House of Orange’ has a distinct Chili Pepper feel (I really like the soundbites at the very start of the track).

    ‘Hi-Lo’ has a hook that will have you singing ‘Hi-Lo’ long after the track has finished. The funky ‘Feeline’ has a good vibe and ‘Tijuana’ starts with a catchy bass/drum combo but I feel these tracks would have been better if the lead vocal was slighter higher in the mix.

    The final instrumental track ‘Tapestry’ has an Indian feel to with, acoustic instruments and percussion is a nice suprise. The track is mixed really well, the production is good!

    Launched on July 4th 2009 this is a good introduction to The Hundred Flower Campaign looking forward to more of their funky vibes!

    www.thehundredflowercampaign.tk
    www.myspace.com/thehundredflowercampaign

    4.5 out of 6

    …nessy out!

  • Neosupervital – Dance With You Review

    NSV-Dance With You
    NSV-Dance With You

    I did this for www.musicreviewunsigned.com
    Direct link www.musicreviewunsigned.com/62.html

    First plus point! ‘Dance with You’ is available as a free download from www.neosupervital.com Plus Point Number Two: Its a cracker of a track!

    ‘Dance With You’ kicks off with what can only be described as 80’s throwback/futuristic sounds. This is a work of pure electronic genius. Three minutes and seventeen seconds of pure pop, taken from his forthcoming ‘Proceeds’ album, NSV is probably Ireland’s best electronica artist. Clever lyrics, memorable hooks and FREE go to http://www.neosupervital.com now!

    6 out of 6

    ….nessy out!

  • The Curtain Thieves EP Review

    The Curtain Thieves EP Review

    TheCurtainThieves
    TheCurtainThieves

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    Direct Link: www.musicreviewunsigned.com/61.html

    Hailing from Dundalk, The Curtain Thieves have entered our planet with a 4 track EP.

    Track one ‘Time of your life’ kicks off with a nice dirrrty guitar sound and the band nail their colours with an Artic Monkeys/The Strokes influence showing through. The Artic Monkeys influence shines through in this track in how certain parts of the vocals are delivered.

    ‘Marlida’ shows the band expand their contemporary influences and mix them with a classic rock feel. Tip for the band on track three: the lyric goes .. ‘I need some Karma, lend me your vodka’. Never lend anyone alcohol, you wont get it back!

    The final track on the EP, ‘ Travis Bickle’ is sure to be a live sing-a-long with its ‘Hey – Hey’ refrain. The band show a little more vigor and this track, for this listener, has a more immediate impact.

    This is a good solid start from The Curtain Thieves, a little more experience and a little more fairy dust on the faders and knobs during production could see these guys grow in stature. I’m looking forward to see how they develop. A good rock solid debut.

    4 out of 6

    www.myspace.com/thecurtainthieves
    www.bebo.com/thecurtainthieves

    ….nessy out!