Vaguely Starshaped
"The Lamplight" CDEP
Losing
Blueprint
Records
Genres: indie rock, math rock, noise rock
Losing Blueprint
94 Prince St., #3
Boston, MA 02113
Sep 6 - 12 2004 |
Vaguely Starshaped is the penultimate Losing Blueprint
band. They are catchy, they are smart, and they love to
rock. Although The Lamplight EP is only four songs long,
it gives you a nice idea of what to expect from this Rhode Island
indie rock outfit. They are no strangers to complex arrangements
and angular guitars, but their style is more overtly melodic than most
math-rock bands. Take "Pretty Early," a particularly
catchy number that also turned up on the band's split 7" with thebrotherkite.
Its noisiness and angularity is quite noticeable, but it's the infectious
chorus that keeps listeners coming back. It is the best song
here (a full album of comparable tunes would be quite something), but
that isn't to say the other three tracks are throwaways.
"When the Sadness Breaks" is a murky, noiresque
start/stop tune that almost sounds like some of Ozma's work -
very tuneful and dramatic. The other two songs, "Everyday
Superhuman" and "Aspartame," are also quite solid,
though don't amount to anything especially spectacular. When all
is said and done, The Lamplight EP is a fine release from a band that's only
going to get better - and I'll be listening.
86%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
4 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2004] |
