When a lot of your favourite bands start releasing albums again, something
happens to you. Your cynicism resides. Your inner child wants to run through
fields and frolic. Your days seem a little brighter.
You get a new visit from your old friends.
This month, there are quite a few releases coming out (and which have
come out already) that are firing up my bones. Sloan's 'Double Cross' is
one of their finest in eons, showcasing power-pop/straight-rock harmonies
that make the listener remember why they've loved them for so long. The
Foos 'Wasting Light' is also an epic offering that takes you back to 'The
Colour And The Shape' but then blasts past it with relevant truths and
soulful screams from Mister Grohl.
A soundtrack to this life is an absolute base necessity if we plan to make
it through with any semblance of sanity.
Find your friends - and listen to what they're telling you.
