4th Parallel
>> Ultra Extra Promo
‘..And their unique signature sound..’ claims the press release with this promo of the Glasgow 4-piece, and yet the 4th Parallel do what every unsigned band does best – fail to be unique. HOWEVER! This is not necessarily a bad thing, as every genre, every style, every influence and every stage dive has been done and done again. So why claim to be something they are not? The 4th Parallel at first glance seem to heavily rooted in their influences, but are good at what they do.
Taking an ingredient or two from the 90’s indie movement in opening track Ultra-Extra, especially in the Gallagher/Brown vocals the band start slowly with an ear-friendly track that doesn’t quite set the world on fire. There are some nice ideas here, with a quirky bass line and keys adding a slightly killers-esq aftertaste – however as a whole the track fails to deliver and the four minutes seem to drag on slightly.
Unfortunately the rest of the promo is very similar. However, the future may be bright for this band, as there is a willingness to be creative here with percussion and other instruments added in the final track Pure Coincidence. But first, the band needs to find some strong melodies and crunching tunes to be able to experiment with.
Easier said than done.
>> Joe Sach
www.the4thparallel.co.uk
‘..And their unique signature sound..’ claims the press release with this promo of the Glasgow 4-piece, and yet the 4th Parallel do what every unsigned band does best – fail to be unique. HOWEVER! This is not necessarily a bad thing, as every genre, every style, every influence and every stage dive has been done and done again. So why claim to be something they are not? The 4th Parallel at first glance seem to heavily rooted in their influences, but are good at what they do.
Taking an ingredient or two from the 90’s indie movement in opening track Ultra-Extra, especially in the Gallagher/Brown vocals the band start slowly with an ear-friendly track that doesn’t quite set the world on fire. There are some nice ideas here, with a quirky bass line and keys adding a slightly killers-esq aftertaste – however as a whole the track fails to deliver and the four minutes seem to drag on slightly.
Unfortunately the rest of the promo is very similar. However, the future may be bright for this band, as there is a willingness to be creative here with percussion and other instruments added in the final track Pure Coincidence. But first, the band needs to find some strong melodies and crunching tunes to be able to experiment with.
Easier said than done.
>> Joe Sach
www.the4thparallel.co.uk
