 The
Silent Type
"Hot and Bothered" CD
Justaposition
Genres: rock, indie rock, hardcore rock
May 2 - 8 2005 |
The Silent Type's music is as awesome as their t-shirts are - and
trust me, that's a good thing. Hot and Bothered is one of
the most intense, explosive albums I've heard in awhile, and yet it
retains a melodic accessibility that separates them from the rest of
their hardcore rock brethren. These songs are packed with gritty
energy and instantly enjoyable hooks, necessitating comparisons to everyone
from The Stooges (they reference Iggy in
"Blackout") to Trail of Dead (evident in the repeated
chorus of "Noisemaker"). Hot and Bothered starts off with a shitty-sounding
garage-band rhythm intro, and for a few seconds you wonder if that's
what the entire record is going to sound like. Quickly, however,
"Music" turns into a manic rock track not far off from Trail
of Dead and At The Drive-In territory.
"Noisemaker" and "Rise" also share this sound,
while "Dog Days" is a mini-classic and "Americana
Blues" fills its role as a juicy slab of charged pop. The lyrics may not
be ultra-deep, and the songwriting doesn't break any serious new
ground, but as far as rock music goes, it will be hard to find much material
as sincerely ass-kicking as this on today's music scene.
87%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
10 tracks, distributed by the
band, released 2005] |
