_Buick Six – Costa Mesa Sun (04/12/2011)
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If there were one thing that has been vastly over saturated
in the Australian music business, it would be slightly left of centre garage
rock. Groups like British India and Children Collide bleeding the proverbial
well dry in terms of originality ideas. This is where Brisbane based quartet Buick
Six come in. By taking the sound brought
to attention by the aforementioned bands and adding a whole bunch of delay and
atmosphere, Buick Six come across as what can only be described as the bastard
child of Children Collide and The Cure.
Their third EP Costa Mesa Sun epitomises this, with their left of centre take on garage rock setting the quartet apart from others in the genre. With Costa Mesa Sun, Buick Six lay much of the focus on ambience rather than the high voltage of their contemporaries, finding a nice balance between atmosphere and energy. The final two tracks provide the perfect example of this, with ‘Into A Daze’ staying true to its name – sending the listener off into their own world only to be pulled back to reality at the tracks completion.
Delay soaked guitars are found throughout the EP, with tracks like ‘Lights (Are a Hoax)’ and ‘Days And Nights Apart’ in particular using it to great effect. However, it is Buick Six’s strong sense of melody that truly causes the Costa Mesa Sun to stand out the crowd. Again, Lights (Are a Hoax) is the perfect example, resulting in it being the clear highlight of the EP.
Costa Mesa Sun proves that Buick Six are not your average garage band. Infusing melody and a more than generous serving of guitar effects, Costa Mesa Sun is so much more than the run of the mill Triple J rock that has become stale and boring. A refreshingly great taste of alt rock from a band that obviously has plenty to offer in an overcrowded genre.
Billy Geary
Their third EP Costa Mesa Sun epitomises this, with their left of centre take on garage rock setting the quartet apart from others in the genre. With Costa Mesa Sun, Buick Six lay much of the focus on ambience rather than the high voltage of their contemporaries, finding a nice balance between atmosphere and energy. The final two tracks provide the perfect example of this, with ‘Into A Daze’ staying true to its name – sending the listener off into their own world only to be pulled back to reality at the tracks completion.
Delay soaked guitars are found throughout the EP, with tracks like ‘Lights (Are a Hoax)’ and ‘Days And Nights Apart’ in particular using it to great effect. However, it is Buick Six’s strong sense of melody that truly causes the Costa Mesa Sun to stand out the crowd. Again, Lights (Are a Hoax) is the perfect example, resulting in it being the clear highlight of the EP.
Costa Mesa Sun proves that Buick Six are not your average garage band. Infusing melody and a more than generous serving of guitar effects, Costa Mesa Sun is so much more than the run of the mill Triple J rock that has become stale and boring. A refreshingly great taste of alt rock from a band that obviously has plenty to offer in an overcrowded genre.
Billy Geary