Hey Rosetta! - Welcome [Song Review]

Click here or scroll down to read my review of the song "Welcome" by Hey Rosetta! It was published on Pure Grain Audio.

Rating: 5/10

It's wrong, but it can't be helped. Hey Rosetta! are an indie folk-rock band from Canada and therefore a comparison with The Weakerthans is inevitable in my mind. But although "Welcome" is a journey that begins with a Weakerthans-esq spontaneous bang, there is an air of banality throughout the whole song.

The tempo is static and despite a 60 second break to build the final chorus, the track doesn't hook the ear. It's all just a bit too pleasant. If this single is the best on offer from the Newfoundland rockers, the easily distracted among us may just not bother with new album Seeds.

Run Time: 4:03
Release Date: February 14, 2012

Check out the song: "Welcome"

The Naked And Famous - Girls Like You [Song Review]

Click here or read below for my review of the latest single by The Naked And Famous. It was published on Pure Grain Audio.

Rating: 7 / 10

“Girls Like You” is the third single from The Naked And Famous début album, Passive Me, Aggressive You. The single is actually about two minutes shorter than the album version, but that does not particularly matter. The 126 extra seconds on the album is basically some unnecessary weird noises and slowly descending feedback.

The song, musically, is quite enjoyable. It is a mixture of shoegaze and electropop with a very infectious chorus. The track builds up to a nice climax, followed by a much improved twenty seconds of feedback and noise, compared to the album format. However, the main downside is that after a few spins, the listener realises that the originally infectious chorus of “don’t you know people write songs about girls like you?” becomes a little repetitive.

written by Will Lyon

Run Time: 3:59

Release Date: 06.06.2011

It's Alive - Pieces [Review]

Click here for the link to my song review of 'Pieces' by It's Alive. It was published on the Pure Grain Audio website today.

You Me At Six - The Consequence [Review]

Click here for the link to my song review of 'The Consequence' by You Me At Six. It was published on the Pure Grain Audio website today.