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40. Sunspot - The Strangest Frequency
[band is not on RYM so no official genres but I would classify them as Indie Rock]
2022
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@BlueCrystalTear

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lt-3lgrgOToYhX4uysv2H4EdDVw4qVhTM

1. Thunderbird
2. Cry Wolf
3. Well Be Seeing You Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuOpHK0P3Kk

I remember this band from an old Rank the Tracks. You know them IRL, yes? I remember finding the other album mostly serviceable with some cool jams. Lets see if that pattern holds!

First track, Im On Fire, feels like pretty standard rock. Not something Id go out of my way to listen to but I dont dislike it either. I will say for a song about being on fire, untouchable, etc., the singer sounds pretty humdrum about it. Id expect a little more intensity. Ten seconds into Cry Wolf and I can tell right away that his vocal style is better suited for a song like this: more rollicking and good-natured. Thunderbird is another style, with an almost country-rock sound. I appreciate that theyre going for different things with each of these songs. I like the reverbed guitars in Everything They Told Us Is a Lie; it really adds to the mysterious, moody atmosphere.

I dont have much to add over the next few songs: mostly serviceable with some cool jams about sums up this experience. The Strangest Frequency (album) continues to be varied in style. I love the little BOO at the end of I Dont Wanna Be a Ghost. Pretty funny! Spend the Night is like cabaret: slow, smoky, dazzled. I like how playful Sunspot is here, its clear theyre having fun.

Some of these songs fade into the background more and theyre over before I can formulate much of an opinion, but I like what Im remembering (which makes sense because if I remember it it probably means I liked it on some level). There havent been any issues with the vocalist after that first song.

Well Be Seeing You Again has some real blues energy. Shows off some of the singers range too.

Overall, a pleasant surprise, maybe even something Id place beyond serviceable. I hope these guys find much success!