RUSH HOUR SOUL: Idle Eyes CD Maxi

Young trio hotly tipped as one of the bands most likely to go places in the rapidly rising second coming of the Dundee Scene. This is a 23 minute CD with seven tracks and right from the start we get a sizzling anthemic 'Idle Eyes' that has the guitars-bass-drums instrumentation glowing with some pretty tasty riffing on what is a straight ahead, solid slice of early Oasis-esque, bluesy feeling, song-writing, with not so much of a hook but still pretty memorable. The vocalist is what you might call a slightly high register indie but perfect for the context as the riffs and chiming guitars drive forward in irresistible fashion. "Draw The Line" opens with another sizzler of a guitar riff, as the band speeds in, then the vocal enters sounding more like the guy out of the Arctic Monkeys, only more urgent and full of angst as he takes off above the barrage of guitar wall and surging rhythm section, another track where the arrangement twists and turns, and how they fit so much greatness into two minutes that includes a rip-roaring song, a red hot guitar solo and a sense of urgency, is nothing short of amazing, and, for me, the best one on here. "Dirty Sex and Cigarettes" holds back the pace a little, and this one reverts back to the more Oasis style swagger with pleading vocals and some searing rhythm guitar work above the solid rhythm section. "The Art Of Conversation Is Dead" opens with throbbing bass, chiming, ringing guitars and crashing cymbals as the vocal soars overhead, then the drums come in and another slice of commercial indie angst drives forward to engaging degree, as with everything on here, a really neat slice of song-writing spirited along by some excellent guitar work for the genre it inhabits. The final three tracks are every bit as hot as what's gone before, springing no surprises and delivering the goods with what has to be said are really scorching songs. The interesting thing about this band is just how they are so addictive in terms of their songs without having any hooks, instead just making every bit of the song as anthemic as the next, in a sense what indie commerciality is all about these days. Manna from heaven for any label wanting a bright new band with tons of potential for greatness and this CD is 23 minutes you'll want to play again and again.

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