Now I'm glad I bothered cos this four tracker is a bit of a find, Kicking off with Turn Away, a track that reminds me of Bristol's Jebo, this is a tight and well delivered package. Vocalist Steven “Whitty” Whittington has an honest no nonsense voice that has a touch of the Toby Jebsons (Little Angles / Gun) about it and g-man Josh Watson is a real talent whose style ranges from the epic Dave Gilmour type solos to Johnny Marr-u-like sweet chiming rhythm lines.
El Nibre is a bit of a rocker that the ducks buttocks tight rhythm section of James “Mez” Merrix and Alex Thomson drives along in fine style, while Climbing The Waterfall is a fine slab of intelligent commercial rock that wouldn't sound out of place on an album by Young The Giant. However the real gem is the closer Strong Enough a chilled out mini epic that has the ghost of Hawkwind on the intro before floating dreamily away into Porcupine Tree / Darwins Radio territory.
Over all this is a damn good listen from a band who with a bit of luck could go places far beyond their native West Midlands.
for fans of... Porcupine Tree, Jebo, Young The Giant, Sleeping With Giants... etc
'El Nibre' can be down loaded from http://www.captainhorizon.co.uk
Great review Jon. One of the best live bands on the circuit and there other EP's are just has good
ReplyDeleteI'd echo Tony's comments, Jon and add that their approach to music is professional and original. I highly recommend catching these guys live, quite an experience!
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