The Electro-Lights Album:
Oddities and Contradictions
09/04/2015- Song River
The Gulf-Coast Delivers Rock Energy & Raw-fusion Set To Roll!
Somewhere down in the recesses of the
driving roots of rock, blues, punk and edge comes The
Electro-Lights and their new album, Oddities
and Contradictions.
An infusion of rock, hard beats, driving rhythms and rough vocals
bring punk, rock, and blues out of the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and
into the nearest ear sound to rock your collection. Hailing fresh
rock with an edge that burns, The Electro-Lights have created
7 tracks that astoundingly pull together a raw-fusion and clearly
mark their signature deliverance of an aggressive punk fashion, while
the energy is pure stoner rock. They are the blend of all that emits
rock n roll.
Formed in mid-2012, The
Electro-Lights have performed with a wide-variety of bands such
as: The Offspring, Awolnation, Shinedown, and many others. A duo that
has moved from two diverse backgrounds in music- Sam, classical
training and Olivier, jazz influences- both though eventually bringing it altogether as their sound mix of blues, punk, rockabilly, hard
rock, and electricity- create the new sound of rock.
From the onset, the album sound opens
with, Watch Your Back, the dark driving guitar work of, lead
vox/guitarist Sam Mahler, comes to tell you, “that girl is crazy...
you better watch your back.” Olivier Meacham, on skins and tubs
(coyly throwing in shenanigans as well) sets the backbone in, Modern
Day Don Quixote. Not Again, showcases
driving riffs so fast, and effective- a rockabilly punk twist of
slick, danceable fun. “My beauty queen how can you be so mean?”
Sam in his pleading voice begs on his hands and knees to a beat that
cannot be turned away in, Beauty Queen.
The track, Find me,
offers a slower driving rock force with one line conglomerations that
either have you relating to the song or realizing after you listen in
that you may a bit daft for relating. The Ballad of Scruff
McGruff, shows the ease Sam and
Oliver have with exploring their styles, and genres of musical
styles. The song lends a twisted foray of rock blues and country, a
influenced story-line. The final track, The Prequel,
is reminiscent of Eric Burdon and The Animals, influences.
This
album, Oddities and
Contradictions, reveals
that The Electro-Lights
understand what it takes to make a “RAWK N ROLL” album, and their
fans are addicted to the energy pulsating tune after tune. A marked
story-line, and a defined sound, as each song in some form or another
is interwoven into a story. Move over rock... the ROLL of energetic
sounds called, The
Electro-Lights is here!
Label: Nub Country
Song River is the owner of CowGirlZen Photography. She is also a freelance photojournalist. Currently working with L3 Magazine, Vents Mag, Silverplatter. You can follow her interviews, reviews of great musicians, writers, artists on her blog, http://cowgirlzenphoto.cowgirlzenphotojournalist.com/. She is also quite active in social media working as a copywriter for several companies, and individuals. Never wrong, always right... and filled with a twisted satirical outlooks on life sometimes... you have to be thinking out of the box most of the time to catch her. A mess of delight and quandary at times, but known for her love and compassion to help others succeed. A die hard Nikon proficient!
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