 People
Chasing People
"The Dayglow Light of Sleep" CD
Milquetoast
Recordings
Genres: indie rock, angular rock
Jan 24 - 30 2005 |
People Chasing People have that exceptional distinction of
being both listenable and edgy. The Dayglow Light of
Sleep's slippery time-signatures, yelled/sung vocals, and
energetic, pounding rhythms just reek of hipness, but it's the subtly
infectious melodies that keep the listener coming back.
A few of the thirteen songs on Dayglow don't live up to the
others, but there are enough solid bits here to keep the average indie
rocker absorbed for awhile. The most immediately notable song on
this album is "A Weightless World" - it bases itself on a
jerky, high-tension instrumental melody and a broodingly momentous
chorus. At first the combination seems a bit repetitive, but it
really works in a cool-but-catchy sort of way; given the recent media
attention given to hip indie rock, I wouldn't be surprised to hear this one
pop up on a TV show soundtrack in the near future. "Yelling
at Cops," "A Sailor," and "One Cool
Astronaut" also succeed with flying colours; the basic appeal is
derived from tuneful, catchy vocals and memorable choruses.
"Yelling at Cops," in particular, runs through a nice
hard/soft contrast between a pretty melody and an angular, intense
guitar line. The effect recalls a less polished version of The
Dismemberment Plan. PCP is best when they're working
with strong, readily melodic songs - a few of this album's tracks fall
behind the pack because they leave this element out, but Dayglow
fortunately keeps the audience satisfied for the majority of its
duration. If you can dig angular, not-so-overtly catchy indie
rock, People Chasing People won't disappoint. This is an
imperfect album, for sure, but the world could certainly benefit from
more records as successfully engaging as The Dayglow Light of Sleep.
83%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
13 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2004] |
