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THE VELVETEERS – A MILLION KNIVES – ALBUM REVIEW
‘All These Little Things’ introduces us to the second album from Denver trio The Velveteers and sets a garage rock tone early on which is fitting given the record has been produced of a certain Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.
This fuzzy rock and roll blast continues through ‘Suck The Cherry’ and the intense romp of ‘See Your Face’ – “…when I see your face, I want to disappear…”. Fast guitar work, a unique double drum thump and rousing vocals all mix together with blunt lyrics to create a whirlwind of a sound on this groovy collection.
‘Bound In Leather’ has an effortlessly cool swagger as vocal enchantress Demi Demitro muses “…I’m an open book, but I’m bound in leather…’ in an introspective standout track.
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The album continues at pace but does begin to twist and turn the further it progresses including ‘Go Fly Away’, which is the first song produced by The Black Keys together for another artist. The track has the feel of a funky Kate Bush experiment and helps to break-up the record and prevent too much predictability.
That said, the album does overwhelmingly have that Auerbach aura sprinkled throughout and therefore feels perhaps like the full quirkiness of the band isn’t quite unleashed.
The slower ending of ‘Up Here’, ‘Heaven’ and ‘Fix Me’ though soar with what feels like more freedom and help to ensure that your attention will be retained throughout what at times does feel like a lengthy listen.
What is undoubted is the talent manifested by this trio and the enormous potential that they clearly possess. This may ultimately prove to be a perfectly positioned album that boosts the trajectory that they find themselves on.
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