By Mark Topel • May 6th, 2008 • Category: Music, The Daily Dic
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Do you remember The Redwalls? It’s possible that you do, if you’re really into bands that try to exclusively sound like The Beatles. Don’t get me wrong, I listened to Universal Blues and enjoyed it as much as the next guy, but what are they REALLY doing? They are attempting to imitate the best and most influential band of all time as closely as possible.
Do you like Dr. Dog? Of course you do! It’s probably because they’ve used their late 60’s influences (The Band, Bob Dylan, The Beatles) to create a courageous blend of pop and rock that doesn’t counterfeit, but borrows the nostalgia of simpler times.
On their Dead Oceans debut Freedom Wind, The Explorers Club probably attempt the path of Dr. Dog and their 2007 LP We All Belong but instead follow the route of the Redwalls. The album doesn’t offer anything beyond a failed attempt at capturing the magic of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds while managing to trivialize lyrical themes that Brian Wilson made beautiful and profound. The first single “Do You Love Me?” shows us that, although they can successfully replicate the style, The Explorers Club are unable to use the influence of The Beach Boys to forge something new and exciting.
Get the track after the jump.
The Explorers Club - “Do You Love Me?”
Freedom Wind is out May 20th 2008 on Dead Oceans
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wow are you serious? you must not be a musician. the redwalls are the redwalls. theyre not trying to mimic the beatles, theyre just on such a higher level than everyone else rite now, such high of a level that you can compare them to the greatest songwriters of all time
yeah exactly, instead of dismissing their songs as imitations…look at how each and every song has all the ingredients to be a classic