URL: http://www.thesighsmusic.com/
(Western Massachusetts) The Sighs (Tom Borawski, Matt Cullen, Robert
LaRoche, Tommy Pluta) are no stranger to
musical movement. In fact, though their name may not ring
a bell on you, the band has been around for almost three decades now.
Having cut their
teeth with multiple releases to their credit they have also has enjoyed a
healthy dose of tinkering around several studios, no doubt The Sighs benefits from four group
of musicians who share a passion for classic and arena rock, but have a variety
of tastes in contemporary music and production. These 4 piece band create
original power pop music. I honestly can’t think of a better time than now to unleash
the kind of classic retrostyle of rock music to the world. Having listened to
the radio today - most would agree it’s time for something different. This
latest 11 song LP called “Wait On Another Day” is outfitted with a distinctly
familiar 60s/90’s style rock feel with a Alternative edge that takes no
prisoners. The TS sound, personality just
gives the music credible bulk and authenticity.
"Wait On Another
Day" is a collaborative project. All musicians participated in the writing
of every song on the record. LaRoche vocal skills and Matt Cullen's grungy guitar
landscape backed by fast-paced Bass and drum lines gives perfect dimension to
the opener, “It's Real”. It’s a tune that takes no time to build and it's
always in a continuous peak that transport to days past, and a welcome one at
that. The tone starts to change as we follow “Words Of Love”, a single build up
on catchy melodies, rather harmonious vocals that feels less like Tonic and
more like Gin Blossoms. Keeping the beats down and rather playful, the title
track is filled with hooks in all the right places and could easily stand
shoulder to shoulder with The Wallflowers, Ben Folds Five and Better Than Ezra. The rest of the tracks on this record
keeps coming full circle with influence from the past and modern day musical
mentality, these beauties inspire that eyes squeezed tightly shut drifting off
feeling brought about by the likes of The Beach Boys & Van
Halen . Much of this record is more like in a thrumming of the
heart, as a perfectly wrought rock song should be able to do.
It also obvious that
The Sighs' dream team has not taken their experience in their lengthy career lightly, nor is this latest effort a
heavy-handed grasp at recapturing glory days. For those in the immediate area who are able to catch these guys
live this is a great way to hear some great throwback music by some talented
people, and for those in any other city this is a great band to try to model
after. If you want to start a band go this direction. In a world where
corporate is king and cheezy music gets product top dollar product it’s nice to
see a real good band play over my speakers for a change. With a well-trained ear for what brought them to my ears in the
first place The Sighs have given us 11 hot new tracks to chew on and offered the
world a cutting edge glimpse of this amazing style of music that inspires. We
can only hope that there is much more where this came from.
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Charles Phillips
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