Kinetic
"Sun & Glacier" CD
Paribus
Records
Genres: rock, indie rock
November 2006 |
NYC's Kinetic are the newest band to hit Paribus Records,
who put out a very strong rock album by a band called Sally
awhile ago. Kinetic I find a bit more inoffensive and as a
result somewhat innocuous, but there is a decent amount of melodic
rock music on Sun & Glacier to satisfy a casual listener.
"A Scene Unseen," for example, is a poppy alt rock number with a
decent chorus - nothing special, but enjoyable in its smooth epic
feel. You'll simply have to excuse the melodramatic lyrical fare
(chorus: "Don't you think I know/What it's like to fall apart?" [x2]).
Softer "slow" songs like "As Old As We Are" and "Sarah" could be among
Kinetic's finest offerings,
producing a decent amount of charm in all
their sappiness. Meanwhile, groovy city-at-night "Electrocute" hits a
very enjoyable high but milks it a bit at eight minutes. Other songs
are also solid, but don't stick out from other rock material (the
spacey atmosphere of "Power Lines", the thrilling guitar of "Red
Curtain").
Sun & Glacier is a successful release taken for what it is;
Kinetic can certainly be forgiven for not putting out a
brilliant debut album, and commended for producing a solid and
consistent rock record.
mp3 (from paribusrecords.com):
a scene
unseen
75%
Fun Fact: Kinetic's
press release uses phrases like "culmination of their youthful
ambition" and "nights spent wrestling sound from busted amplifiers in
dusky clubs."
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 10 tracks, distributed by
the label,
released 2006] |