THE FURIOUS SEASONS

When first hearing the name The Furious Seasons I had them pegged as an emo band). Knowing that this is the same label that has released some records by The Black Watch should have dispelled that notion but it didn’t. I then remember reading a review and seeing a comparison to the Go Betweens, legendary (defunct) Aussie popsters and one of my favorite bands of all time. Needless to say I then immediately popped the cd in and have been enjoying the sweet sounds ever since. The band is made up of two brothers, David (vocals, guitars and drums) and Jeff Steinhart (bass) along with violinist Ray Chang and David writes all of the songs and though this band may new (it’s their 2nd record) he has been on countless other records with other bands Pop Art and Smart Brown Handbag. In addition to the wonderfully jangly guitars and busy violin a special treat here is David’s vocals, at once heartbreaking and supremely confident. A few of the sparkling gems here in clued “Swirling Around”, “The Way Forward”, “Where Are You?” and the slight country influence of “Drown You Out.” Seriously though, give this a listen and see if you can find any duds, you can’t. This one is already one my “Under the Radar” top 10 of 2009.

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