A new maxi-single from Lame Daze brings out a unique but very honest approach in the form of garage, grunge, and emo, all combined into one release that delivers a ton of character and personality with a vast undertone and a great sonic drive.
The No, Don't Come Home release utilizes an amazing fuzz tone sort of guitar style, and brings that into a more grunge atmosphere and does so with an incredible, and electric energy that captures that emotional drive that the songs must have been born from.
This is really important because it is a huge part of why the record has this sort of authenticity.
There are these underground alt-rock bands from the mid-90s and even early 2000s that this release reminds me of, and I think it has to do with the way the songs were streamed together because they have a progressive approach at times and a lot of aspects of this release feel almost like the songs were recorded live on the floor and everyone involved was just feeding off of each other.
This gives the songs a sort of alive and breathing approach and really helps the sways and swells of intensity come through the way they were meant to.
Again, there is a lot of emotional backbone and drive behind these songs and that aspect comes across really heavily so you can relate to them. They also make you think and can make you feel, and I love songs like that, especially in this kind of, loose garage rock approach.
The way the vocals and guitars are performed go together super well because those two textures complement each other in particular and each of those things seems to drive the other one further.
This release has a very unique and particular sort of genuine feel to it so you know the songs came from someplace real especially if you're listening to the lyrics and the vocals are just performed with this amazing intensity that you can feel in your bones, and I think that's part of what makes these songs so engulfing at times.
The whole sonic drive of this track is outstanding and there's something special about a band that comes through with this little hint of looseness and almost overwhelming emotion because it feels freeing in a sense and that's something that manages to stick with you.
You have some alternative rock, you have some post-punk influence in there, and there are a slew of other approaches and influences that are embedded in the veins of these two songs and those come out in different places.
I definitely adore the fact that this is so straightforward, and upfront lyrically but also how robust and sort of full body the songs can feel while still remaining loose and live.
Listening to this record makes you want to go see them perform it live in your face. If this kind of energy and approach can be captured on record this well, then seeing it live must be amazing.
Between the two songs, the release is about 7 minutes long and although that seems short, you end up getting wrapped up in everything. The whole soundscape wraps itself around you and keeps you right where it wants to and so when the songs are over you kind of have to snap out of it so you can come back to reality again.
There is indeed an element of escapism in this record. When you listen to it you are pulled away from whatever you're doing and wherever you are and put in this other persona.
This is something you don't get often so when you come across it it's strangely refreshing.
Everything about this release from the tone, the drumming, the way the vocals are performed, everything about it has life and soul to the point where it's almost graceful in its own way.
Listen to this release which is technically a maxi-single with an A-side and B-side that connect together as soon as you can because it's well worth your time.
Make sure you don't have any interruptions and listen to it nice and loud because it's one of the best ways to soak it in.
Remember where you heard it first.
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