Dead Leaf Echo
"Faint Violet Whiff" CD
self-released
Genre: rock, indie rock,
80s-style rock
May 2007 |
Intense. Dead Leaf Echo's six-song ep is energetic and drenched
in tension. Opener "Clean" sounds like it's been wound so tight it'll
burst any second. "Poison Lips" combines a nice 80s rock sound (think
For Against, Echo and the Bunnymen) with a typical U2
"whoo-oo" chorus. This New Wave / U2 obsession continues throughout
the entirety of Faint Violet Whiff, with generally consistent
results. If it weren't for the 2006 date on the album cover, this
could easily be mistaken for a much older release. "Walking Away"
seems to be the major "single" here (there's a video; see below for
the link), which makes sense due to its charging momentum and
memorable chorus - it is certainly the strongest piece of music on
here. The record finishes off in much the same vein as it begins, with
pretty "Shell of Love" slowing things down and "Denial" closing the
record in raging epic mode. (A questionable "Invisible Kid" remix of
"Shell of Love" is tagged on at the end, but the inclusion seems
somewhat irrelevant).
Dead Leaf Echo sticks faithfully to its influences, and
works because it fully embodies them. This band is definitely worth a
look if you dig the whole For Against / The Church /
Bunnymen scene, and I'd advise taking a look at their video if you
think you're down.
dead
leaf echo's myspace
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youuuuuuuutube!:
video for "walking away"
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 6 tracks + video,
28:59,
distributed by
the band,
released 2007] |
