ペイヴメント、セバドーを彷彿させる、90'Sインディー黄金時代の空気感を纏ったニューカマー!!

女性ヴォーカリスト / ソング・ライターMADELINE LINK率いるカナダはトロントを拠点とする4ピース・バンドPACKSのデビュー・アルバム! これまでBANDCAMP上で魅力的でローファイなシングルをリリースし、瞬く間に注目を浴びた注目株。

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発売・販売元 提供資料 （2022/05/25）

A band whose sludgy indie rock and 90s slacker spirit work well in tandem with leader Madeline Links moody, irked introspection, PACKS grew from a solo project to a quartet before recording their debut album, Take the Cake. With a run time of around 75 seconds, opener Divine Giggling establishes the songwriters out-of-focus, multi-tracked vocals, which are a constant on the album and a key component to the groups heavy-eyed sound. Angular, off-key guitar riffs and skittering drums drift by alongside muttered observations like logically clouds rain down from the tracks street scene. It leads into the catchier, dissatisfied Clingfilm, a song inspired by dating after a breakup (I am ageless, but Im rotten from the inside out/I am faithless, but Im kissing you without a doubt). Given the songs consistent murkiness, a string of improbably infectious tunes follow, all under three minutes in length and interrupted only by the unplugged improvisational interlude My Dream. Among the rest is the particularly grungy and Lennon-esque Hold My Hand, an arguably chorus-less entry that makes room for a guitar solo. Elsewhere, the metal-injected Silvertongue strives to move on, while the poppier Two Hands is also concerned with trying not get stuck (I pull my pantlegs high/So I dont get caught in the quicksand/Dont know the reason why/I feel like Im wading through some swampland). Throughout Take the Cake, PACKS put an intimate, warped spin on what are fundamentally great rocks songs. The result is a debut thats likely to compel return visits. ~ Marcy Donelson

Rovi