The Voices - The Sound of Young America

The Sound of Young Cardiff

By A Brooks

Way, way back in the nineties bands made music that didn’t just fill a demographic, but sounded different and difficult, music you had to work at.

Times have changed, but it’s nice to know some bands, such as The Voices are still carrying this tradition on.With the drone of guitars, piano and even organ never really letting up throughout the album with subtle melodies washed over the top the Voices certainly take some getting used too.

The sound itself is great, reminiscent of Slowdive or the Brian Eno produced Achtung Baby. However this is where the comparison, ends. For all the layering, clever guitar and hunting vocals, the album is somewhat lacking in actual tunes.

There are a few stand out tracks, which come near the end, such as You Broke a Heart I Gave to You and Don’t let Go which both bring to mind Spiritualized in all the right ways and great tunes in their own right.

This is not factory pop, nor will ever body like it, but the album does show a band with real potential, who with the right material deserve to go very far indeed.