Fade Back In

Marc A. Price — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:09:29 +0000

Fade Back In (Rainbow Quartz, 2004) Like Reckoning-era R.E.M., the Contrast invoke rural landscapes where lovers weep over fieldstones and leathery farmers listen to Big Star. Frontman David Reid rolls out streams of pop culture references and wistful romantic angst in an often impenetrable English drawl that owes as much to Tenpole Tudor as it does Michael Stipe. On the Contrast‘s third release for the U.K. indie Rainbow Quartz, the Peterborough jangle pop quartet expounds on the brooding, guitar-driven sound of 2002′s Wireless Days with a winning combination of punchy rave-ups (“Catch the Spark”) and hook-filled road songs (“Give Me One More Chance”). Comparisons to Television and Material Issue are apt, but this time around the group leans more toward the angular attack of Spoon and the ’60s melodicism of the Smithereens. Fade Back In resonates with the steely confidence of local boys in their milieu, and psychedelic flourishes like the backwards guitar breakdown on “You’re Starring Role” and the serpentine chord changes on “Disconnected” show a band that’s beginning to come into its own. Review from allmusic.com

Give Me One More Chance

George Zipp

Forget It

The Guilty Party

Catch The Spark

Your Starring Role

Functional Punk Pop Song

Something Tells Me

Flatpacked

Smart

Everything Seems To Get To Me

Disconnected

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