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| Sherry Counsellors - Sherry Counsellors |
Released: Venombase, August 10, 2013
The Sherry Counsellors' debut album has a been a long time coming and with several highlights it certainly doesn't disappoint.
One of Venombase's finest has shown brilliant use of riffs and composition and an intriguing blend of genres in this self-titled release.
'Egyptian Way' uses repetitive vocals and a distorted guitar as a welcome intro for well-received single 'Aveline'.
The track's incredibly catchy chorus is delivered excellently with repeated backing vocals and the most addictive riff of the album.
Fellow single 'This Could Be It' follows in suit and is worthy of being considered one of the band's best.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers'-influenced 'As She Rides' sees an intriguing collaboration of sounds and introduces Chris Reynolds' Mexican-style trumpet alongside marching drums and Anthony Kiedis-like vocals.
Ballad 'Fortunas Fool' uses a beautifully soothing harmonising choir and serves as an amicable build-up to album highlight 'Twisting Me Round'.
The ska-influenced track is a superb tribute to the genre and is always the song that gets the band's crowd's dancing shoes on. The subtle intro of piano, trumpet and a simple, effective guitar riff slowly builds up to what becomes an incredible increase in speed which creeps up on you before it reaches its exceptional climax.
Unfortunately, the remaining seven tracks never live up to the highs of what proceeded them but they still provide a extremely pleasant listen.
'Track Eight' both confuses and pleases and feels somewhat fitting despite its random inclusion as a preparation for 'Dance of the Birdmen', which includes a fairly memorable chorus and a slightly too-familiar riff.
Often a set-closer, 'Daddies Girl' is a very standard upbeat indie track with an impressive guitar solo.
Although nothing groundbreaking, Sherry Counsellors is a confident, tight indie album with great focus on variation in vocals, speed and the ever-decreasing distorted guitar riffs. There will be pressure for the follow-up which will certainly be highly-anticipated.
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