Blefast trip Cutaways live up to their name. Get rid off the fluff and you end with a poppy album here keyboards and guitar are fighting for a place in the spotlights, while the drums are egging them on. Earth and Earthly Things is part B52s, part surf and has the nervousness of a young dog chasing his own tail.
Vocalists Paul McIver and Grace McMacken come up with call-and-response songs that change rhythm and pace within a few bars (or within a single bar). Drummer Ryan Simpson keeps them on the road, with countless adventurous turns and twists along the way. Listening to Earth and Earthly Things is a bit like walking on a steep rocky path in the mountains. Tiresome at times, but rewarding in the end.
Cutaways:
Grace McMacken: vocals, guitar
Paul McIver: vocals, keyboards
Ryan Simpson: drums
Earth and Earthly Things is a self-released album. Buy it from the band's website. Release date: July 6th.
Tracks:- Milo Of Kroton
- Weapon Of Choice1
- I Spilled Your Drink & You Broke My Heart
- Hey Map My Way
- Wrong Cause, Right Words
- Earthly Things
- A Better Paul
- Lovers Are Lunatics
- I Don't Understand What You Don't Say
- Secret Distance
- Lights
- Fight To The Death
- 05/19 QUBSU Speakeasy (supporting Chairlift), Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 06/26 4M, Omagh, Northern Ireland
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