Sunday, February 9, 2014

#1118 Echobelly - So

Stick around, even if you hate overinflected singing like I do, even if you're worn out on chorused, reverbed vocals that smear all over themselves like I am. Singer Sonya Madan puts a lot of that on display here, and it hits you right up front, but underneath is a strangely infectious, detailed, pretty little 90's alt rock album worth hearing, full of swirly guitars and details.

And it actually gets better on the second half (rare for 90's alt rock!), with the piercing lines of Something Hot in a Cold Country, the Smithsy stomp of Four Letter Word, the slide-guitar shoegaze of Dark Therapy. Those vocals aren't my thing, but they're romping across an awfully pretty backdrop 3.5/5

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