New Evils - Piece of Tomorrow
by Andrew Carver
published: 29 / 9 / 2010
Label:
Rue Records
Format: CD
intro
Appealing Paisley Underground-influenced guitar rock on latest album from veteran American rockers, the New Evils
The New Evils, a band spread across the U.S. from Portland, Oregon to NYC, has got its musical recipe down on 'Piece of Tomorrow'. Kicking off with a dual guitar attack (panned right and left) and the laconic vocals of frontman Denny Morrison, the first track ‘Maryann’ straddles Australian guitar rock (a la Rifles, Spencer P. Jones, Seminal Rats and on and on) with the slightly countrified jangle of the Paisley Underground. While the fuzz and buzz of the guitars trades the difference between Spencer P. Jones and Steve Wynn, Morrison’s singing will likely remind some listeners of Celibate Rifles’ frontman Kent Steadman. The veteran band dips a little deeper into the country-blues mix (without ever abandoning rock, mind you) with some hooting harmonica on the title track - which also bears the twangy marks of guitarist Al Dine’s rockabilly past (anyone hoping for echoes of other guitarist Mike Kirkland’s past in NYC industrial groovers Prong will however be disappointed). The similarity to the tougher sounds of the Dream Syndicate becomes even more prominent on on the crunchy rhythms of ‘The California Spade.’ The band deploys a slightly rougher sound, somewhere in the vicinity of The Humpers, on ‘Dime 7,’ the sole track sung by bassist Steve Morrison. As recipes go, it’s a tasty combination of guitar and the gutter, mostly nourishing nut perhaps a trifle bland over 10 tracks and 35 minutes.
Track Listing:-
1 Maryann2 The Drag
3 Piece Of Tomorrow
4 I Was The Fog
5 The California Spade
6 Dime 7
7 Everywhere I Go
8 All You Do Is Cry
9 The Wind-Out
10 As Is
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