Channing Cope
Sugar in Our Blood (Fifty Four Forty or Fight)
by Scott Hefflon
54-40 or Fight know how to release good, reasonably unknown and interesting indie rock (slightly harder than the trendy wank, don’t worry), but this one’s too quiet for me. Born in Turkey, raised in Switzerland, there’s a nice accent on the light vocals, and nice ethereal noodling that remains part of the song. But no heart-wrenching choruses or riffs that grab, so I’m distracted.
(www.fiftyfourfortyorfight.com)