Album Name:
Young Giant
By:
Queens Club
Expected Release Date:
OUT NOW
Label:
Tooth & Nail Records
Genre:
Electro / Pop / Rock
Track Listing:
1. "Are We? Will We?" - 3:22
2. "Issinair" - 3:07
3. "Cutt Me Off" - 2:36
4. "An Apparition" - 3:06
5. "Dust" - 3:34
6. "Less Talk" - 4:05
7. "Lydia" - 2:49
8. "Upstart" - 3:35
9. "Family Ties" - 3:26
10. "Nightmarer" - 2:45
11. "I'm American" - 2:10
12. "Danger Kids" - 4:07
Young Giant
By:
Queens Club
Expected Release Date:
OUT NOW
Label:
Tooth & Nail Records
Genre:
Electro / Pop / Rock
Track Listing:
1. "Are We? Will We?" - 3:22
2. "Issinair" - 3:07
3. "Cutt Me Off" - 2:36
4. "An Apparition" - 3:06
5. "Dust" - 3:34
6. "Less Talk" - 4:05
7. "Lydia" - 2:49
8. "Upstart" - 3:35
9. "Family Ties" - 3:26
10. "Nightmarer" - 2:45
11. "I'm American" - 2:10
12. "Danger Kids" - 4:07
Queens Club - Young Giant
Album Review - April 12th 2010
Album Review By Ian S. Russell
BIO:
Queens Club are an electro-pop band from Kansas City,
Missouri (US), currently signed to Tooth and Nail Records.
Queens Club formed in 2007 with former members of The
Chariot, Dan Eaton (Vocals/ guitar), and Jake Ryan (drums),
as well as Andy Nichols (guitar) and Tyler Bottles (bass).
REVIEW:
Now, theres a few things I need to state before starting this
review, 1st of all, 'Young Giant' is the bands 1st full length
album, and is half new material, and half per-released tracks...
The band have also stated on there press-release they have
tour with bands amongst: Breathe Carolina & Family Force 5 -
All of the points I've just made are good reason for me to trash
this album... But nether-the-less the journalist side of me
refuses to dis-honestly trash an album - Lets just hope the
album is awful and I can truthfully trash it!
Track 1 - 'Are We? Will We?
The 1st track of the album 'Are We? Will We?' is actually
surprisingly heavy, and starts to dash my earlier hopes of the
album being easy to pull apart. Catchy punky guitars set the
overall tone of the song, being a-lot more Punk orientated than
electro-poppy (as there main genre would suggest) . There is
an undercurrent of electro throughout the track, but the punk
elements interlaced with indie does set the track up as quite a
good genre-crosser. The 1 thing that does draw my opinion of
the track down slightly is the vocals provided by Dan Eaton,
they just seem to convolute the song far to much - this is
probably down to the electro effects on his voice... Overall I do
think the track would be better stripped of its electro & kept as
a solid punk track.
Track 3 - 'Cutt Me Off'
The 3rd track of the album seems to tone down the punk
elements and replace them with an indie-pop feel. Overall the
electro elements again seem to pollute the track far to much,
theres basically far to much going on in the track for me to
enjoy the sound, interlaced vocals, synth backings going
crazy... It all just feels like its too much.
Track 5 - 'Dust'
I picked this track to focus on as the intro at least, seems to
cure the main problem with the past tracks, theres a simple
electro-drum-capping backing with heavily effect vocals
provided by Dan Eaton. Even when the track kicks in just after
the 1 min mark the track is still far better arranged than the
previous 4 tracks, with far less sounds jumping out for your
attention. This is 1 of the best tracks from the album, sounding
less like a watered down 'Gallows' track, and more like a single
from the All American Rejects.
Track 8 'Upstart'
As a large part of this album has been punky, With a track title
like 'Upstart' I would expect this to be the most punky of the lot,
How wrong I was, Mixing soft-indie guitars, soft light vocals, and
a catchy drum beat this is almost certainly the most indie track
of the album. Nothing really stands out, other than this track is
the only track where its clear Dan (vocals) does actually have
some talent when the electro-effects are dropped from his
vocals.
Track 12 'Danger Kids'
The final track from the album is definitely the most unique,
and very worthy of a mention, but again does seem like the
bands electro influence has maybe over-shadowed there real
talent, Thats not to say its a bad track, its just an odd 1 to
review, the electro synth sounds do the band proud, I just wish
they would pick a genre and stick to it...
Album 'Young Giant' Summery
Overall this album is far, far to sporadic for my liking, I'm very
open to new sounds, and love all the genre's this band take
from (Electro / Punk / Indie / Rock) But to mix them all into 1
little album feed it through a few effect programs and then stick
it in music shops world-wide... I'm not sure its going to end up
being the success that Queens Club are hoping for.
6 / 10 - Some very good sections of the tracks, but its far
to convoluted to score any higher
Album Review - April 12th 2010
Album Review By Ian S. Russell
BIO:
Queens Club are an electro-pop band from Kansas City,
Missouri (US), currently signed to Tooth and Nail Records.
Queens Club formed in 2007 with former members of The
Chariot, Dan Eaton (Vocals/ guitar), and Jake Ryan (drums),
as well as Andy Nichols (guitar) and Tyler Bottles (bass).
REVIEW:
Now, theres a few things I need to state before starting this
review, 1st of all, 'Young Giant' is the bands 1st full length
album, and is half new material, and half per-released tracks...
The band have also stated on there press-release they have
tour with bands amongst: Breathe Carolina & Family Force 5 -
All of the points I've just made are good reason for me to trash
this album... But nether-the-less the journalist side of me
refuses to dis-honestly trash an album - Lets just hope the
album is awful and I can truthfully trash it!
Track 1 - 'Are We? Will We?
The 1st track of the album 'Are We? Will We?' is actually
surprisingly heavy, and starts to dash my earlier hopes of the
album being easy to pull apart. Catchy punky guitars set the
overall tone of the song, being a-lot more Punk orientated than
electro-poppy (as there main genre would suggest) . There is
an undercurrent of electro throughout the track, but the punk
elements interlaced with indie does set the track up as quite a
good genre-crosser. The 1 thing that does draw my opinion of
the track down slightly is the vocals provided by Dan Eaton,
they just seem to convolute the song far to much - this is
probably down to the electro effects on his voice... Overall I do
think the track would be better stripped of its electro & kept as
a solid punk track.
Track 3 - 'Cutt Me Off'
The 3rd track of the album seems to tone down the punk
elements and replace them with an indie-pop feel. Overall the
electro elements again seem to pollute the track far to much,
theres basically far to much going on in the track for me to
enjoy the sound, interlaced vocals, synth backings going
crazy... It all just feels like its too much.
Track 5 - 'Dust'
I picked this track to focus on as the intro at least, seems to
cure the main problem with the past tracks, theres a simple
electro-drum-capping backing with heavily effect vocals
provided by Dan Eaton. Even when the track kicks in just after
the 1 min mark the track is still far better arranged than the
previous 4 tracks, with far less sounds jumping out for your
attention. This is 1 of the best tracks from the album, sounding
less like a watered down 'Gallows' track, and more like a single
from the All American Rejects.
Track 8 'Upstart'
As a large part of this album has been punky, With a track title
like 'Upstart' I would expect this to be the most punky of the lot,
How wrong I was, Mixing soft-indie guitars, soft light vocals, and
a catchy drum beat this is almost certainly the most indie track
of the album. Nothing really stands out, other than this track is
the only track where its clear Dan (vocals) does actually have
some talent when the electro-effects are dropped from his
vocals.
Track 12 'Danger Kids'
The final track from the album is definitely the most unique,
and very worthy of a mention, but again does seem like the
bands electro influence has maybe over-shadowed there real
talent, Thats not to say its a bad track, its just an odd 1 to
review, the electro synth sounds do the band proud, I just wish
they would pick a genre and stick to it...
Album 'Young Giant' Summery
Overall this album is far, far to sporadic for my liking, I'm very
open to new sounds, and love all the genre's this band take
from (Electro / Punk / Indie / Rock) But to mix them all into 1
little album feed it through a few effect programs and then stick
it in music shops world-wide... I'm not sure its going to end up
being the success that Queens Club are hoping for.
6 / 10 - Some very good sections of the tracks, but its far
to convoluted to score any higher
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