When people say that they're great fans of Jaws then it is more than likely they're not talking about the 1975 released movie about sharks, - they're talking about this birmingham based indie trio consiting of Connor Schofield, Alex Hudson and Eddy Geach who just released their sophomore album 'Simplicity'.
After their debut 'Be Slowly' already gave you a great first impression of where they stand with music, 'Simplicity' takes it to a whole other level. There's a progress notable that the band went through, and a lot of space for a lot of different emotions that Jaws put you through by listening to the album. Yet you don't get abruptly thrown into the ocean of emotions the album has to offer: Jaws softly guide you through the songs starting with 'Just a boy' as the first track that has a strong The Cure vibe to it. At least that is what I instantly thought of when I first played the album - a soft memorable guitar line throughout the song.
The album continues with 'What we haven't got yet', a single the band released about a year ago and describes exactly what we needed to expect from this new album, so if you remember listening to that track: this album is full of this type of sunny guitar pop. And if you thought that track was a fan favorite, Jaws descide to continue their album with 'Right in front of me', another single they released in September this year that inlcudes dreamy guitar melodies and proves their developement in lyrics, more or less critizising or at least questioning todays society in this song. A bit slower and more electronic-esque is track number 4, called '17'.
And the album continues to not have a single moment of boredom - and whenever you fall in love with a song and believe the next song will have be somehow less exciting, Jaws surprise you for yet another time.
There are tunes that are more guitar driven on the album, a dark, dreamy interlude, some songs that sound rather synthy and electronic such as 'Work it out' and a dark, sad 'The Invisible Sleep' closing the 42 minute full-length, but the vibes throughout the album are the same. If you enjoy listening to chilled out indie surf-pop, then you should give this album a go. Jaws are sounding huge, and definitely found their place in music and know where they want to go. And trust me, they will come far.
Check out Jaws' latest single 'Just a boy' taken off the album here:
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| Jaws' 'Simplicity' has been self-released on November 4, 2016 |
After their debut 'Be Slowly' already gave you a great first impression of where they stand with music, 'Simplicity' takes it to a whole other level. There's a progress notable that the band went through, and a lot of space for a lot of different emotions that Jaws put you through by listening to the album. Yet you don't get abruptly thrown into the ocean of emotions the album has to offer: Jaws softly guide you through the songs starting with 'Just a boy' as the first track that has a strong The Cure vibe to it. At least that is what I instantly thought of when I first played the album - a soft memorable guitar line throughout the song.
The album continues with 'What we haven't got yet', a single the band released about a year ago and describes exactly what we needed to expect from this new album, so if you remember listening to that track: this album is full of this type of sunny guitar pop. And if you thought that track was a fan favorite, Jaws descide to continue their album with 'Right in front of me', another single they released in September this year that inlcudes dreamy guitar melodies and proves their developement in lyrics, more or less critizising or at least questioning todays society in this song. A bit slower and more electronic-esque is track number 4, called '17'.
And the album continues to not have a single moment of boredom - and whenever you fall in love with a song and believe the next song will have be somehow less exciting, Jaws surprise you for yet another time.
There are tunes that are more guitar driven on the album, a dark, dreamy interlude, some songs that sound rather synthy and electronic such as 'Work it out' and a dark, sad 'The Invisible Sleep' closing the 42 minute full-length, but the vibes throughout the album are the same. If you enjoy listening to chilled out indie surf-pop, then you should give this album a go. Jaws are sounding huge, and definitely found their place in music and know where they want to go. And trust me, they will come far.
Check out Jaws' latest single 'Just a boy' taken off the album here:
JAWS 'SIMPLICITY' - SIMPLY GENIUS?
Reviewed by Lina Friedrich
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Reviewed by Lina Friedrich
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