_Fever Pitch - I Came Here Just To Argue (12/01/2012)
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Fever Pitch are a
young Brisbane based indie rock trio compromising of vocalist / guitarist Dion
Shaw, bassist Jacob Siwers and drummer Blair Westbrook. They bring their debut
EP ‘I Came Here Just to Argue’ to the table, staking their claim in
an already brimming indie scene.
The opener from which the EP title is pulled from, ‘Meet Me Outside’ is a jumble of Brit indie rock, jagged funk bass lines and strategically placed guitar riffs that prove to be the most memorable part of the song. The music changes pace frequently keeping it interesting, and culminates in some frantic shredding, demanding the listener’s full attention.
Following suit, ‘As Subtle as a Gun’ echoes the characteristics of a Stroke’s song, with Dion’s voice taking on the plaintive drones of Julian Casablancas. A lot of angst is driven into the punchy lyrics, the best part of which is in the lilting way they are sung. The sound takes on the crashing rock mentality of its genre, making it a thoroughly entertaining track.
The EP then moves into a more solemn direction with the brooding ‘I Can’t Win’. This track proves the potential sway of Dion’s vocals, which combine with the dark tones of the bass and drums to create a strikingly mournful track full of loneliness and self pity. None truer spoken than in the pointed lyrics ‘I’m screaming down the line, but it’s engaged’.
Finishing off the four track EP is probably the most honest track ‘The Way We Are At Night’ a song that’s up front about attempting to be a cooler version of yourself, drinking too much, trying to figure out who you’re with and wondering where you’re friends have gotten to, before stumbling home and passing out next to your bed.
The last sentences sung on the track finish the EP in the most hilarious and poignant way possible ‘And you said you’d call, I said you don’t have to bother; you’re not fooling anyone at all. But that was a lie, oh girl sometimes, I try be elusive, but it always backfires’
First impressions of the bands release could be deceiving; the grating rawness of the vocals against a rough experimental backdrop may turn some people off. However, a couple more plays brings some surprises to the surface. The instruments are handled with a lot of skill and I was impressed by Blair’s drumming and how well the music had been pieced together. A pretty solid first effort from a band with a lot of potential, given more time and refinement.
Nazia Hafiz
The opener from which the EP title is pulled from, ‘Meet Me Outside’ is a jumble of Brit indie rock, jagged funk bass lines and strategically placed guitar riffs that prove to be the most memorable part of the song. The music changes pace frequently keeping it interesting, and culminates in some frantic shredding, demanding the listener’s full attention.
Following suit, ‘As Subtle as a Gun’ echoes the characteristics of a Stroke’s song, with Dion’s voice taking on the plaintive drones of Julian Casablancas. A lot of angst is driven into the punchy lyrics, the best part of which is in the lilting way they are sung. The sound takes on the crashing rock mentality of its genre, making it a thoroughly entertaining track.
The EP then moves into a more solemn direction with the brooding ‘I Can’t Win’. This track proves the potential sway of Dion’s vocals, which combine with the dark tones of the bass and drums to create a strikingly mournful track full of loneliness and self pity. None truer spoken than in the pointed lyrics ‘I’m screaming down the line, but it’s engaged’.
Finishing off the four track EP is probably the most honest track ‘The Way We Are At Night’ a song that’s up front about attempting to be a cooler version of yourself, drinking too much, trying to figure out who you’re with and wondering where you’re friends have gotten to, before stumbling home and passing out next to your bed.
The last sentences sung on the track finish the EP in the most hilarious and poignant way possible ‘And you said you’d call, I said you don’t have to bother; you’re not fooling anyone at all. But that was a lie, oh girl sometimes, I try be elusive, but it always backfires’
First impressions of the bands release could be deceiving; the grating rawness of the vocals against a rough experimental backdrop may turn some people off. However, a couple more plays brings some surprises to the surface. The instruments are handled with a lot of skill and I was impressed by Blair’s drumming and how well the music had been pieced together. A pretty solid first effort from a band with a lot of potential, given more time and refinement.
Nazia Hafiz