Fivespeed
"Bella" CDEP
Equal Vision Records
Genre: alt rock, indie rock
Equal Vision
PO Box 38202
Albany NY
12203
April 2006 |
Bella supplies us with four inoffensive alternative rock songs
with major radio potential but a hard dose of homogeneity. It isn't
that these songs aren't catchy, it's just that they're pretty bland. I
don't mind listening to the charged, emotional "Vegas" - it's actually
a solid, well-produced rocker - but I wouldn't seek it out on my own.
Meanwhile, "The Mess" is garnering some measure of mainstream success
- but I'm having trouble separating it from a number of the other
songs that get airplay on the same stations. The epic-sounding "Hand
or Rifle" is probably my favourite song of these four; it has an
uplifting chorus that really appeals to me. Overall, this is very competent, well-produced
rock that's high on energy but somewhat low on content. Watch out for
the Fivespeed name; it's definitely going to be one you'll see
around.
80%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 4 tracks, distributed by
the label, released 2005] |
