Dead Broke (2018)
So I am definitely late to the party with Somerset Thrower. This record came out last year, but for whatever reason, I never bought it. Honestly, I think I probably just forgot about it as 2019 started up it faded in the rear view a bit. Luckily when perusing the Dead Broke website, I was reminded that I never got this album last year and rectified that oversight. I'm glad that I did as Godspeed is a strong record with a huge 90s sound that would have made me crazy in 1995 or so.
Somerset Thrower has a way of mixing melodic guitar rock with earnest, scratchy vocals that is something to behold. I hear some elements of Seaweed when I listen to Godspeed, but I think that Somerset Thrower is taking that sound and dragging it a little more towards a Sunny Day Real Estate vibe. Though I'll be totally honest, I like this album a lot more than most of the Sunny Day Real Estate I've heard in my life (they're one of those bands that just never clicked for me, despite multiple attempts and relistening to them to try to figure out what I'm missing).
Just about every song on the record is pretty great. The only one that's not really doing it for me is "Eject." It's a bit slower than the others and clocking in at six and a half minutes, by about the four minute mark, I'm ready to get back to some catchier songs. Luckily, the very next song is "Jellyfish Scene," which is probably my favorite on the album. It has a driving rhythm section, with punchy guitar riffs layered on, forming a foundation for a vocal melody that simultaneously reminds me of Fluf, Knapsack and The Posies somehow.
If, like me, you missed out on this record last year, it is worthwhile to backtrack and check this album out. If you like the rock and roll sounds of the 90s, there are few bands delivering those sounds as well as Somerset Thrower does.
Somerset Thrower - Godspeed:
https://somersetthrower.bandcamp.com/album/godspeed
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