Squirrelhouse is no doubt inspired by its indie rock predecessors of the earlier part of this decade. The onesheet says Arcade Fire. I guess. I was thinking of Of Montreal. It’s an oversize band (six) with a male lead and female backing vocals. These are the kinds of albums I pick up when it’s a slow week at the KSCU music meeting.
They don’t venture off the beaten path, and that’s OK. They may top out at opening for more famous bands, but no one can really go away from their show and say they hated them. It’s going to take personality and witty banter, though, for people to love them.
I admire “Fours” as a track that fits all the puzzle pieces together nicely. And it’s the fourth track. That’s very self-effacing. It has guitar similar to “Walking Down Madison” by Kirsty MacColl and bass similar to “Down on the Corner” by Creedence Clearwater Revivial. The backing vocals really spackle it all together as well.
“The Searchers” rocks a bit more than the rest and has a nice guitar-wanking solo in it, which helps the song break the four-minute mark. It has a driving rhythm to it, and not the golfing kind, either.
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