Attics and Sugar Rich Reviewed
Attics – Live Again
New York City bands are among the few in this world that have given permission to sound like their musical ideas have arrived from all corners of the world. Why have we given artists from this town so much freedom? Some might scoff and assume that it’s merely something to do with American cultural imperialism, but it’s not.
The fact is that NYC is, along with London, the one place to which all the most talented people from around the world converge. Their ideas then spill out into the busy streets, blend together, and, eventually, if all of us are lucky, create something completely new. Attics is looking to contribute to what needs building.
That’s because “Live Again” sounds familiar and brings to mind past indie-rock success stories. But, at the same time, it also sounds like a mix of numerous exotic ideas that all exist in one way or another on the New York streets. The groove has a hint of Latin music, the instrumentation is creepy, distant, and the vocals call to mind the direct, catchy melodies of The Strokes.
Sugar Rich – You Make Me Feel
You tend to get suspicious about earnest, sweet love songs nowadays. It’s only right that you should go about it with a level of precaution. You’ve been burned before. In fact, we all have.
Hearing a love song feels like getting smiles on the street from someone dressed in a suit and tie. Sure, you’re hoping that they’re interested in you and your story. But it’s more likely that they just want to sell you insurance or sign you up for a cult.
But you can’t go on living this way? Eventually, all of these methods of safeguarding your sanity are just going to make you bitter and unlikeable. Besides, there are those, like Sugar Rich, who make you feel like you can trust pop songs again.
“You Make Me Feel” is an ode against cynicism. It’s a bubbly lo-fi indie-pop song, seemingly written from the perspective of the one being adored, not the one doing the adoring. It’s breezy, Summery and convinces you that everything’s going to be alright in the end. What’s so wrong with all of that then?
