Grade: A
Chicago’s The Diemakers make Windy City music have a slight bite when it hits your ears in the six-track album, Detroit Recordings.
“Way” is full of hyper guitars and falls somewhere between The Strokes fused to Franz Ferdinand. At first the song feels disjointed and not fluid; it’s almost as if the song needs a full minute and half to get into its groove. The chorus is wildly repeated, but the raw energy feels primal!
“Gotta Go” struck me as rockabilly meets 60s (Woodstock!) rock. Think Ten Years After and Golden Earring. After “Way”, which felt like a shaky start, The Diemakers seem to have it down. You can almost hear the motorcycle revving it up on this track.
The guitar show continues with “Keep Running Around.” The guitar bridge goes from a da-da-ah (an almost gallop along
side the percussions and vocals) and this bright, harmonious keynote. Dominic Harris (vocals and guitar) has this voice that isn’t too gritty but sweaty enough to have to shake things out while listening.
At times during “Gotta Go” and “Take it Away” I felt a bit of a George Thorogood (a bit) but mostly felt like Harris’ vocals were unique and broad enough to fit into blues, punk or rock.
“Things” and “All the Plans We Make” round out the album. Minus “Way” (this song even after a few listens to me, just didn’t stand out like “Keep Running Around” or “Things”) these tracks were all very tight and extremely polished. This band really captured the ‘live’ feel and weren’t overproduced. While you don’t hear an audience, you can feel the energy through the speakers.
It’s nice to hear the break of the guitar neck, and the overlapping bass thump.
These songs blew me away!
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