Killerchaps
s/t
Adore Music
The self-titled Killerchaps album is, in many ways, everything a 70s saturated indierock album should be. Composed of ten catchy, concise burst of songs, "Killerchaps" wraps up in just over 25 minutes. Unfortunately, while the tracks are well crafted and the brevity of the record never allows for any awkward pauses, the approach becomes nearly formulaic as the record continues. It never develops into a ghastly or horrific exercise, Killerchaps just wind themselves tightly around the straight-forwardness of their songs, allowing for little lateral movement of the guitars, bass, drums, or vocals. It feels that with the obvious talents of the band, that the 60s, Sonics-like style, combined with the contemporary influences of groups like Modest Mouse and Kings of Leon, should allow for a bit more playful variation in the composition. "Hound like tigers" and "Equally dumb", the standout track of the album, both take a few steps away from the standard sound and succeed resolutely for doing so. Overall, "Killerchaps" hits the mark, it just may be forgotten when all is said and done with this year of releases.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
