 Capital
8
"Payola" CD
Sparkler
Records
Genres: indie pop, power pop, country- pop
band website
Aug 4 - 10 2003 |
Capital
8 is a four-piece band (like the Beatles!) out of Milwaukee
who play country-tinged alternative pop music. Payola, their
second album thus far, is a catchy nine track record that will make
you smile and hum, but might leave you craving something a bit more...
substantial.
It isn't that Capital 8's music isn't good. No, for pop
music, it's fun and melodic and that's probably the most important
thing. But, for some reason, there's a lack of deep hooks on Payola.
There's plenty of melody, but nothing that grasps you right off the
bat and moves you. A pop number like "Be Enough" has a nice,
jumping guitar part and fun male/female vocals, but lacks the
interminably infectious chorus it deserves. "Closer," which
was apparently also on the band's first album (albeit in the form of a
different version), is the closest the band gets to pegging something
really memorable.
All in all, Payola is a fun, country-influenced alterna-pop record,
but not one that will warrant a permanent spot in your stereo or your
head.
76%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 9 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2002] |
