A mid-tempo pace and jangly guitars in the Byrds and Monkees tradition. Itâs psychedelic, and makes for a tidy B-side which, for me, trumps side one.
This Florida band has been around since the late aughts, and âHeyâ is a ripper. Itâs got the loud-(somewhat) quiet-loud dynamics, with an emphasis on loud.
“Hit and Runâ adheres to the power-poppy side of glam, sounding more like Enuff Zânuff than dirtball Mötley CrĂŒe or nasty, Appetite…-era Guns Nâ Roses.
Buzz Osborne and Gavin Rossdale will never have a lovechild, thankfully, but one interesting outcome might have sounded like East Londonâs False Heads.
There is a Radiohead vibe here, full of melodrama, but the sounds: synths, guitar, cymbals, and simulated horns are strangely soothing, but also evocativeâŠ