Center Of The Earth: Earwig’s third release is a glorious departure from the tried-and-true, a powerful creation bred both of hope and discontent, wistfulness and fear. At Center Of The Earth ’s core is a trio that writes superbly crafted, taut, three-minute rock songs. Lots of bands write such songs, but few are written that anyone wants to hear more than once. But Earwig delivers the goods. The rhythm section packs a wallop and swings like a monster. McGee’s voice delivers lyrics that avoid cliches. His strings of word are of the smart, multilayered variety that rewards listeners. This is high energy, stripped down, underground-rock with emotionally intelligent lyrics. On Center Of The Earth , Earwig deftly straddles the line between reckless rock and roll mayhem and deliberate organized song crafting to deliver their best album yet.
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Perfect Past Tense: Critically acclaimed as masterpiece, Perfect Past Tense is a breath of fresh air in a stale indie-rock world. Earwig combines the melodic sounds of bands like Radiohead, Elliot Smith and Nirvana with heart-on-yr-sleeve lyrics and dramatic guitar riffs to forge a sound that is theirs alone. Every song borders on brilliance and the top notch songwriting only helps to make this a disc that will have you leaping out of your chair in spontaneous fits of air guitar strumming. On Perfect Past Tense, Earwig works the space between studied lo-fi ineptitude and infectious pop hookery and cuts to the heart of what makes us like to listen.
Includes the songs: Best Kept Secret, Drag, Anatomical Gift, Two Dragons, Cinema East, Sleep With Me, In My Ear, Radiation, Where’s Yr Ghost, Nineteen, Anything and Stain. |