The Autumns Fake Noise From A Box Of Toys
The fourth album and fist in three yeas by the American purveyors of epic indie. Maybe it's been prompted by a string of Muse and Snow Patrol comparisons, but here The Autumns seem to be trying to wrestle themselves free of such comparisons with a new-found, syncopated restlessness. Clem, for example, features a classic pop melody -reminiscent of ELO - and although the highrise guitars are impressive, Steve Elkins' drum patterns are extraordinary, steering the song along a circuitous course. Vocalist Matt Kelly is perennially compared to Jeff Buckley, but rather than displaying that vulnerability, there's something narcissistic about Kelly's skyscraping falsetto. Не knows he can turn you on but would he bother to kiss you goodnight? Killer In Drag and Night Music are brooding beauties that evoke late-'90s Radiohead and although the abrupt shifts of Glass Jaw sound а mite overcooked, even when The Autumns err towards steroidal bluster, there's real substance in there too.
Mike Barnes
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