Innaway’s
debut album is probably more famous for who has mixed
it than for the band themselves – mind you, when
you get John McEntire from Tortoise in to produce
your
debut, you can expect that.
The
California four-piece kick off their self-titled
debut with the bluesy
harmonica
of “Threathawk”, as it stretches and twists and turns
for some six minutes. After such a beguiling beginning, “The
Strings of North Egg” can’t help but feel a let down
by comparison, having none of the punch of the opener.
It settles Innaway into a psychedelic groove that
continues apace for much of the album.
There’s no doubt that Innaway sit
comfortably along with the likes of the Secret Machines,
with “Rise” being a guitar-led stomper of a tune.
Mostly what Innaway display on this self-titled debut
is a really keen sense of dynamics – it’s all been
put together really nicely, and it sounds really,
really good.
Vocalist
Jim Schwartz will, you get the sense, come into his
own as Innaway
progress
as a band, as at this stage his voice is a touch
nondescript. He definitely has the deadpan delivery
down, and as the tracks bleed into one another it’s
clear that Innaway’s aim is to present as a cohesive
unit on their debut. They do it well, and it augers
well for their future that Innaway has such
a strong and distinct presence. |
