Synthar- Evenings and Weekends Review

Artist: Synthar
Title: Evenings and Weekends
Website: http://www.synthar.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/synthar
Style: Electronic Pop/Rock
Rating: 8.7 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Synthar is longtime friends Johnny Bertram (vocals, laptops, keyboards, guitars) and Matt Basinger (laptops, keyboards, guitars) along with Andrew Best (vocals, laptops, keyboards, bass) and since he moved to China honorary band member Joel Hartse (drums, inspiration).

 

Several of the group's members also have a connection via previous bands that they played in together, Biltus and The Dandelion Method.

 

Evenings and Weekends is the band's debut release. On it you'll find a glorious fusion of synths, keyboards, and electronic drumbeats mixed with gritty rock guitar licks.

 

Unlike a lot of electronic music though this release is filled with vocals that defy you to not listen with their powerful style. On songs like "Hurricane" who's lyrics were written by band member Johnny Bertram after having witnessed both hurricane Rita and Katrina firsthand.

 

Another interesting element is the way tracks 4 and 5 work together. The two songs have a futuristic space flow. Track-4 "047" is a 27 second radio like transmission from control central while track-5, "The Robots are Among Us" acts as the answer to track-4. 

 

"The Robots are Among Us" is rich with the way it intermixes the rock guitar parts, deep bass beats and synth elements all together.

 

I've listened to this release now 3 times the whole way through and I still keep hearing new nuances and elements.  Evenings and Weekends is an impressive debut from Synthar that should be able to launch their musical rocket to the next level.