Sometimes good bands
come and good bands go without managing to make the break, or get the lucky
break needed to reach the audience they deserve.
Then there are times when a band gets a bit of luck when
it’s too late. Think of The Zombies and their masterpiece, Odessey and Oracle.
In a way, that’s exactly what we have here. Recorded in 2000, this collection of songs,
newly released by phonograph, is what should be put in one of those capsules
sent into space, as an example to future generations, or alien life, as to what
perfect Power Pop on planet earth is.
From the Crowded House-like opener “She Knows It,” to the
puzzling, atmospheric closing track “Night Living,” the listener is taken on a
journey through all that is best in quintessential pop music.
Songwriters Paul Campbell and Terence O'Mahony have
delivered here in spades, songs that would grace any Badfinger, Jellyfish, Big
Star or Raspberries album. Not bad touchstones to have at all. As well as
incisive, dynamic and catchy guitar riffs throughout, they are complimented by
wonderfully worked harmonies.
Absorbing the best of the 60’s classic pop, though to 90’s
Brit Pop, and hinting at Americana examples like Cotton Mather, what we have
here is a genuine album of songs worthy of sitting alongside any landmark album
from ANY genre!
If justice is to be done as it was for The Zombies
eventually, then this album by phonograph should take its place at the top of
the Power Pop table.
Can't wait for volume 2.
Download the album from here
Like their facebook page here
Can't wait for volume 2.
Download the album from here
Like their facebook page here
