Ελληνικά
Last Updated on 09:55 AM by Lilliana Tseka
Genre: Hard Rock/Southern
Country: Greece
Label: The Sound of Everything
Year: 2015
Solarmonkeys is a band that was born round about 2011 and since then someone could say they are trying to take us though the authentic grunge, garage and southern sounds and as it seems with quite a success. But personally I wouldn’t classify them to that musical genre, I think that they have already traveled elsewhere with the album “Payblack” and I think that their sound is more hard rock and consice.
My feelings about grunge is mixed to say the least, and its been since I first heard of this sound back in 91. I insist that although Solarmonkeys do sound a bit grunge-like they are hard rock, southern and they could easily be the soundtrack of the movie “From Dusk Till Dawn”. The guitar riffs are dense and cryptic, they give this sense of freedom like in “Zoey” and in “Mom’s Son” but also an apathy like in “No Care For Lord”. My personally favourite is the inaugural “Don’t Bother” which I did my fair share of headbanging and I hited quite a few dance moves while I was writing this review.
I definitely heard their sound to be influenced a bit from Soundgarden but this is the exact thing that makes my case… their sound is much more advanced from the simple grunge genre , as did Soundgarden, it wasn’t your typical grunge band. John’s voice complexion is exactly what these tracks need and thankfully he doesn’t have the typical problem that all the Greek frontman have, the greeklish accent!
I think that you must definitely listen to this album, again and again it will keep you a good company and you must absolutely go and see live those dudes. If you lost the chance they will return in New Long Festival 2015. I think you will be most rewarded.
4/6
