Monday, January 21, 2008

Late Model Humans- War of the Worlds Review

Artist:  Late Model Humans
Title: War of the Worlds
Website: http://www.latemodelhumans.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/latemodelhuman
CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/lmhumans3
Style: Alternative / Indie / Rock
Rating: 8.2 out of 10
By C.W. Ross
 
Late Model Humans is a band that's not afraid to walk down their own musical path. On their latest release War of the Worlds the band's songs range from talking about being in Paris on the Eiffel Tower making love to sitting on a bed in a seedy hotel room with a shotgun lying across your body.
 
The songs are set against everything from all out rockers like, "That Texas Girl, "Real, Real Man" and "Sweet Agony" to the country folk ballads, "Tennessee Boy (It's All Over)", and "Honey Belle." You'll also find some retro-sounding moments in several of the songs along with an island rock number, "Invisible Prison."
 
It's the guitar parts that drive the songs along with drumbeats that both mark time and control the tempo of each song. The vocals are solid and hold their own against the strong instrumentation found in the songs.
 
This band has a lot to say and does it well in the songs found on, War of the Worlds. If you like your rock mixed with some Americana and retro ala bands like, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Clash then you need to add this CD to your music collection.
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the kind words. We had a lot of fun making "War of the Worlds" and hope more people get to hear it. Thanks for spreading the word.