 The
Stiff Kittens
"The Raven Sessions" CDEP
Raven
Black Publishing
Genres: rock, alternative rock
band
website
May 3 - 9 2004 |
The Stiff Kittens aren't going to win over any fans with their
aggressive marketing techniques (YOU ALL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE A REVIEWER), but their sensible rock sound could become a real
crowd-pleaser. As far as straightforward, hook-laden rock music
goes, this is a very solid EP.
"Big Boned" is the first of three songs on this disc, and
it's immediately strong - there's nothing spectacular or unpredictable
about it, but as far as melodic alt rock goes, you could do a lot
worse. "The Raven," which follows, is similar but less
catchy - The Stiff Kittens need to be heavy on melodies, as
they don't really have much else with which to distinguish themselves
from the crowd. The EP's third and final track, "Lorenzo
the Killer," is reminiscent of mid-90s Lucy's Fur Coat -
it relies on the same type of melody and has a similar attitude and
atmosphere. Nice.
The Raven Sessions is an average rock EP with some solid
tunes on it. Interestingly, its weakest point is the song it's
named after, "The Raven." When The Stiff Kittens
are piling on the hooks, they are affective. When their hooks
aren't as plentiful - and this fortunately isn't the case with the
majority of this disc - they're just plain boring.
75%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 3 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
