| Artist: |
The Deadlights |
| Title: |
"The Deadlights" |
| Label: |
Elektra/QED
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| Reviewed by: |
Bushman |
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A graceful punch. An effortless crash. A soft broken edge. A bruised
melody and a dark sneer is the mark of The DeadLights. The immediate charms
of singer Duke are self-evident, marked with uneasy whines of unnerving
psychotic degrees and layers of screams and barks, backed by layers of
screams and barks. Some Tool-ish churning guitars and that stone cold crisp
bass raise the hairs and then burns them off. The Korn pace and influence
shows in, "Amplifier" but is worn with integrity and with that little
pounding stutter in the main breaks (coupled against a sweeter sung chorus)
rises above comparison dismissals. The Tool vibe is hard not to miss, but
there's so much going on that's different that the inference is negligible
and again, the presence of Duke (most notably the range between the smarmy
whine and aggravated yell). This is most displayed on the (god I hate to say
it but almost glammy tinted, "Sweet Oblivion"). There are so many attempts
at interjecting melody and pretty into the edge that it really sets up the
heavier parts to hit with maximum impact. The softer percussion and building
effect of backing orchestration in, "Falling Down" closes the disk in
best-subdued introspective manner (small Chilli Pepper's, "Breaking the Girl"
thing going on). Impressive range and bruising tight delivery. Cover your
eyes for the inevitable shine of the Deadlights.
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