Rating: RRRr
Label: Cabo records
Review By: Alan Holloway
You have to wonder where some bands dig up their names, with
Secret Of Boris managing to pick one that is unlikely to do them any favours
with the casual listener. Hailing From Dallas, ‘Your Ghost’ is their debut
album, and as soon as it starts it’s clear that behind the odd name is a pretty
good album.
Secret of Boris are one of those bands that won’t fit easily
into a pigeonhole, flitting about and refusing to chuck out twelve tracks that
trundle into each other like so many other new bands are happy to do. Vocalist
Cameron Taylor has what I can only describe as a ‘melodic shout’, which means
he has power but without sacrificing tunefulness, much like Chad Kroeger used
to do when Nickelback were half decent. Song wise, there’s a definite 90s feel
in places, and makes me think of when bands started to experiment with
synthesizers and guitars, stuffing pop and rock together but in a ball busting
way that culminated in Linkin Park’s ‘Hybrid Theory’ album. I suppose if you
take early LP and Early Nickelback and smush them together you’ll have some
idea of what Secret of Boris come over like, though be sure to remember that
both bands started off very well indeed.
‘Your Ghost’ is an album of layers, and beneath the more
immediate shouty melody lies a few tracks that you can really get into, not
least the title track that closes the album. The more immediate tracks, like
the catchy and powerful ‘What have You Done-‘, or opener ‘Virus’ will really
liven up anyone’s listening day, delivering good, old school powerful tuneage.
Overall, whilst this may have been better served as a ten rather than twelve
track album, but there’s no poor songs and no reason not to check them out.
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