Labels: Seafoam
Review by: Andy Malcolm
Not a bad seven inch on hand here, but it’ll be made or broken for you by the singer, who is incredibly whiney at times. The vocals sort of remind me of Cursive I think. I say ‘think’ because I haven’t listened to that band in a long long time and I never really got on with them, too far removed from what I wanted from an indie / emo band. Anyway, this is supposed to be a review of Stegosaur. The first song seems to go by incredibly quickly, but I can’t tell if the lyrics are sarcastic or serious, the subject appears to be of minor indie rock bands trying to “make it” and failing. “The most we can hope for is some sort of relevance” should perhaps be accompanied by a rolly-eyed emoticon? If they’re serious, then I think they’ve missed the point of indie rock. If they’re not, then they need to be more sarcastic next time so that I can spot it. “Big Breath” is kind of short too and glides by without me really getting my review thoughts into gear. Going around again, it still makes little impression. They linger longer on “Blood” (which has more Os but I ain’t counting them), and it limps gently on. Guy on this gets some Chris Simpson wailing on at times which I appreciate, but overall it’s too clean and poppy for me, I’d prefer more twinkliness or something with more imperfections. It’s all just a bit tidy. This seems like an odd choice for a band to put on vinyl to me. They could be kind of popular within their niche, but I am not sure that niche is one made of people that buy seven inch singles? Perhaps I am wrong. This is OK, but it completely lacks an edge or a big hook to make it memorable. It’s too straight and too moderate, and for that, I can’t really see myself coming back to it.