One thing you can certainly say about these lads is that they’ve paid their dues. After touring up and down the country regularly since 2002, their debut album ‘Promise’ is long overdue.
The album starts with ‘Turn Me Over’, with its chugging rock riff that sounds like it’s gearing you up for something special, something that’s about to explode into life, and boy does it explode! After the jingle-jangle pop melodies of single ‘Boys’, ‘Modern Love’ picks up the baton and runs with it. This stomping rock number drives along with great force, supplemented by the powerful, rasping vocals of front man and lead guitarist Nick Ellis. ‘Trick of the Light’ is next on the track list. A sublime, heart-wrenching and moving composition that is arguably the best track on the album, with the band delivering a sound that my own scribed interpretation will fail to do justice, so I won’t bother! Check it out via their myspace link at the end of this blog.
What follows on the next few tracks is yet more proof of The Maybes talent and versatility, the highlights being ‘The Come Around’ and the beautifully composed and delivered ‘Ronnie Loves Julie’. Packed with rock, pop, love, harmonies, great guitar riffs and a reggae score, this album delivers in all areas. After the brilliant indie-pop tones of ‘Talk About You’, the album reaches its climax, by which you are gradually drawn deep within by the dark, yet joyfully eternal indie-dance title track ‘Promise’. A massive live favourite, the lads regularly play this almost immortal track to a crowd who could clearly dance to it for eternity, and those same feelings transpire when listening to the album version. The only downside is that unfortunately... it does end!
Listen to tracks from the album at www.myspace.com/themaybesliverpool and let me know if you agree with the review.
Music Is Life
Thrasher
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