Silver Synthetic

ホワイト・ストライプスのジャック・ホワイト主催の＜Third Man＞が送り出すニューオーリンズの新人ガレージロックバンドSilver Synthetic。ジェフ・ザ・ブラザーフッドのメンバーも在籍。ユルめの西海岸インディにガレージ、ブルース、カントリー等ルーツもしっかりしたサウンドはブラック・キーズのファンも必聴!

New Orleans combo Silver Synthetics self-titled debut album is a treat for fans of loose-limbed rock & roll with country-rock overtones and plenty of candy-sweet vocal harmonies. Made up of members of BOTTOMFEEDERS and JEFF the Brotherhood, the band dedicated themselves to making a live-feeling record with minimal overdubs and fuss, and thats exactly what they delivered. The group takes on various forms of straight-ahead good-time rock & roll and knocks each one into the bleachers. Chugging boogie rock (Unchain Yr Heart), easygoing Beachwood Sparks-style rambling (Around the Bend), hypnotic rockers that somehow sound like a blend of Tom Petty and Neu! (Out of the Darkness), and twangling folk/rock (Some of What You Want) nestle up nicely alongside achingly pretty ballads. Both Chasm Killer and On the Way Home conjure up thoughts of Green on Red at their most restrained and tragic, while Unholy Love sways along with an admirable amount of tenderness. This is a well-rounded batch of songs that are powered by an entire guitar stores worth of merchandise -- jangling 12-strings, humming slides, fuzzy leads, and chugging rhythm -- and made special by the sharpness of the hooks and the warmth of the vocals. Its a killer combination that, when done right -- as Silver Synthetic definitely do here -- can make even the most familiar approach sound fresh and exciting. ~ Tim Sendra