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| In terms of genre, I was initially thrown by the opening of Sirs. The jangly guitar riff and catchy little refrain - "go forward, don’t go back" - of opener ‘All Set’ wouldn’t be out of place on MTV2’s current play list. But when a clash of effects and a continuous two-note chant appear towards the end of this song, the album’s dominant sound is introduced - one which turns out to be more prog rock than indie. |
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Despite this apparant confusion, Sirs cannot really be accused of being stylistically all over the place. In fact, if anything, towards the end the songs suffer from a lack of distinguishing features and begin to blur into one another.
Nevertheless, Welcome’s sound is a passable imitation of Sonic Youth, which serves them well - especially on ‘Actual Glad’, which underscores a flat, insistent male vocal with a compelling bass riff and some faint, spooky cries from the high-pitched female vocalist. This is followed by ‘This Minute’, another strong track where a sing-song repeated section of cryptic lyrics, like a playground rhyme, is interrupted and almost swamped by sudden discordant bursts of sound. Third track ‘Bunky’, meanwhile, further establishes that prog rock mood with its chiming guitar and string-scraping soundscape.
This is an ambitious album, and Welcome push their instruments and effects to make imaginative sounds. This may not always vary enough from track to track, but this is still an interesting record that reveals more with repeated listens. |
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| Priscilla McClay - 6/10 |
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