The Cast of Cheers: Family
Proving that less is more, The Cast of Cheers show that you only need four people to make a truly unique sound, a little bit of Mumford and Sons, a little bit of Bloc Party, either way the sound is incredible.
Family is one of those fast indie songs that you can't sing along to to save your life but you still enjoy it all the same because of the sheer diversity of instruments and how they are played. This song filled all the boxes, catchy, fast and you're able to tap your feet to the beat, the vocals are quite unique as well. Family sets this album off in greatness and then...silence.
I've been transported back to the 90's It's a rainy day and I'm inside playing Streets of Rage on the Sega...that's exactly what I think about as I hear the intro for Poce Mit before the drums kick in. The vocals are very Bloc Party inspired, it's easy to see that this band have taken influences from a lot of people before deciding to make music.
You know the expression, it's exactly what you get on the tin? Well that's exactly what Human Elevator is. It's like listening to Roxanne, except I think Human Elevator might be said more in this song. It's a good song, there just doesn't seem to be any more to it than just those two words.
Animals is definitely catchy enough to be their single, it takes pride of place as the best on the album already. Catchy and already going over the airwaves, giving the band many, many more deserved fans. The drum roll leading up to the solo of the song promises to deliver a drop but fails, aside from that this song is fantastic.
The album carries on with the same dynamic, fast indie designed to please the masses, not in a bad way, in a very good way, people are always looking for their new favourite band and The Cast of Cheers could easily be there to fill the void. Songs such as Go Better and Trucks At Night stand out amongst the rest.
Before I know it I'm at the last song They Call It A Race this last song really demonstrates what the band can do and it puts the finishing touches on such a great album. It sounds like a song you'd heard on The Inbetweeners which is good because it's familiar territory for people. This album is monumental.
The Cast of Cheers are in that genre of music that everyone wants at the moment, fast indie rock, people love it, the radio waves are full of them, you switch on Radio One and you'll get Zane Lowe always plugging a band like this. However The Cast of Cheers are different, they do have the pace but the vocals are a lot different to what's out there at the moment. With such a niche voice it's easy to see that this quartet could go quite far, especially with an album as amazing as this.