It sounds like a power pop band to me. “What Do I Know” sets a solid pace and gets the album off on the right foot. This one has the guy singing, but sometimes a woman sings. I rarely say this, but a lot of the guy tracks are better. But if nothing else the band fits together well. They probably have great banter when they play live.
“Fire” has great keyboards and harmonizing, although the lead singing seems out of place. It’s otherwise a beautiful song, but here the lead singer sounds as if he is singing a different song from everyone else. But those keyboards. It’s still a great song.
Everything is put together better in “Mine.” It has the best guitar ever, and the vocals belong with the song. Everyone is on the same page here, and we have a great quality song that would make the Gin Blossoms jealous.
“With the Dregs” is a good story. The songwriting is at its best here, and the guitar pops up right where it’s needed. Definitely some good production values here.
“Jen’ocide” has female vocals and subdued keyboard. It feels like an obligatory track to let the woman lead one. It’s a little too condescending for me.
There’s some potential here, but it remains to be seen whether Stout City Rockers generates any better scouting reports than this.
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