Thoroughfare brings the kind of excitement
to your speakers that you crave to hear from an indie
artist, especially if you happen to be a rocker at
heart. For
this listener it gets tiresome hearing the major label
assembly line crap. Thankfully, indie music saved my
soul many years ago and young and vibrant bands like
Thoroughfare carry on the tradition of strong blood
pumping indie rock that we have become accustomed to
hearing.
As
Yet Unborn,
their most recent release on Rockpie Records (2007),
does not disappoint. They kick off the album with the
high-energy blast “Is It Alright” and that is followed
by the melodic semi-ballad rocker “Let You Know,” which
sounds like a track that could easily burn its way to
the top of any playlist. “The Value” is a power packed
rocker that has a start and stop rhythm that blows the
doors off then comes to a screeching halt, showing the
versatility and fine musicianship from these young men.
Subsequent tracks give you more of the same and you
never tire of it.
The lead singer and guitar player Jordan
Beach gets a quite a platform to let his talents shine.
Thomas Boyd (bass) and Colin Cunningham (drums) are a
juggernaut of a rhythm section that sets the paces while
keyboard player Cameron Cunningham adds some taste and
depth to the layers of varying sounds and tempos
throughout this excellent
album.
Beach is a fine vocalist that has equal
capacity to belt out a heavy dose of authority for those
fat and driving power chords and then take it down a few
notches to offer some division and sentiment to his
approach and style. This gives the band a broad
paintbrush and musically they deliver in spades on every
track.
The audience that will listen to this
music will be as varied as this band’s talents. What it
all boils down to is some listenable and understandable
melodic rock with elements of metal and pop rock to make
for a potent combination that keeps you coming back for
a second helping.
After about the fourth listen I loved As Yet Unborn
although I am sure a much younger audience will gobble
this stuff up on the first listen. It helps have The
Beatles and classic rock as one of your youthful
stepping stones as a listener because when you hear
quality you know it instantly, and that is exactly what
happened for me with this
band.
© MuzikReviews.com-http://www.muzikreviews.com
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck-June18,
2008
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Tracks:
01.
Is It
Alright
02.
Let You
Know
03.
The
Value
04.
Stand
Back
05.
Why Don't
You
06.
The Only
Thing
07.
Reverie
08.
Let It
Out
09.
Chemical
Road
10.
Tell Me How You
Feel
11. Spoke
Out |
