Wednesday 4 January 2012

Emergency Door Release


Unfortunately, in this modern era of music, upon  hearing a band has proclaimed themselves as 'indie' the general routine is to roll your eyes and let out a lengthy, disapproving sigh. The immediate mental image tends to be  moronic hipsters who can only be differentiated by the tightness and the colour of their jeans, making croaking noises down a microphone over a progression of two sounds which are supposedly chords... Luckily this opinion is only held by people who are equally as moronic as their imaginary hipster nightmares, but also have a sprinkle of blissful musical ignorance. My evidence? Welcome new kids on the block, Emergency Door Release

It is easy to take an immediate liking to the band, their name brimming with Alex Turner-ish charm. But their true attraction lies with their distinctive and memorable sound. Make no mistake this band is most definitely Indie, but pleasantly they are the right side of indie, a return to the old days of indie so to speak. In Emergency Door Release there are  sounds reminiscent of The Editors in their An End Has A Start (and in my opinion their best) days but without the catastrophically miserable lyrics, twinned with some Kings of Leon nostalgia inducing rock. All this being rather impressive for a band who have only released two full songs and are yet to play their debut gig...

Stand Up, with its combination of faded guitars, drum rolls and grunge bass lines sounds like its been plucked straight from a 'best of 90's' playlist. Singer James Rooney's lyrics are also inspired in their own unique and humorous way. If Morrissey is an expert at landing his lyrics just the right side of chronically depressing, then Rooney is certainly talented in landing his the right side of topically hilarious, with such verse closers as 'Close to my chest is where I'd like you to be. While watching family guy, on BBC3'. Lyrics which make sense? Who does he think he is?

However the bands true class in song creating prowess is displayed in Just Begun. Through a culmination of genres, inspirations, sounds and perhaps most vitally instruments in making such sounds, Emergency Door Release have created a track which would grace any established acts setlist. The paradox between moody bass and echoing guitars creates the sophisticated, and yet quite chilling introduction. Before upbeat drums and lead guitar reign the song back into its indie genre, all the time Rooney's voice remaining the distinctive talisman of the band.

In terms of future prospects in the local music scene it is difficult not to consider Emergency Door Release's role being a prominent one. The current lack of drummer has all but slowed progress in terms of live shows, but finding a replacement should not be a problem for a band of such high quality. Their debut performance is still currently set to be played at The Dog and Parrot on February 11th, which is highly anticipated by their already growing fanbase. If Indie rock is in your interest then both the bands music (see Facebook and Myspace links below) and any upcoming gig's are definitely one's to look out for. 'Yeah its only just begun' cries Rooney at the end of Just Begun. How very apt.


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