Higher State - I Just Pretend/Ain't It Hard
by Fiona Hutchings
published: 2 / 2 / 2013
Label:
State Records
Format: 7"
intro
Derivative 7 inch vinyl only single from UK 60's folk pop act, the Higher State
The Higher State bill themselves as the UK's 'leading exponents of West Coast folk-rock', I was not entirely sure what to expect from this 'monophonic 2-sider'. This single is, however, available as a new limited edition 7" with authentic UK-style push out centre, and in this day and age that is exciting. So I am sad that the music itself sounds neither new nor exciting. Putting me in mind of late 60's summer of love tracks, shades of the Beatles, maybe the Byrds and certainly the Searchers run through both tracks like a stick of rock. It is 60's folk pop by numbers and leaves me disappointed. I really wanted to like this but it is straightforwardly derivative of rather than inspired by.
Track Listing:-
1 I Just Pretend2 Ain't It Hard
Band Links:-
https://www.facebook.com/The-HIGHER-STATE-Fan-page-105106636195028/https://www.reverbnation.com/thehigherstate
Label Links:-
http://staterecs.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/State-Records/117984924889635
bandcamp
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reviews |
Your Casting Doubt/X-Ray Day (2017) |
Excellent ninth vinyl single from garage punks the Higher State, who although they come from Sussex, have a West Coast sound |
Potentially (Everyone is Your Enemy) (2013) |
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