Jena Berlin were a strong band that seemed to be under most people's radar. They had amazing musical arrangements with powerful and rough vocals. The vocals were almost shouted, but not like a scream, more like a forceful discussion. Check out there stuff, if you like what I have written about so far, then you will probably dig this band.
Sadly, Jena Berlin called it quits last year. But, out of the ashes comes a new band called Restorations. I was finally able to find their ep, "strange behavior" this morning and I am not disappointed. To me, it feels like a punk/country/americana album. There are some female vocals. It really is an interesting listen. Catchy, makes me want to listen to it over and over to really get s strong feel for it. The guitars and instrumentation feel familiar, but old familiar. There is almost a classic southern rock feel to it. Like Lynard Skynard, but in a good way. A really good way. Please do not take that in a bad way. Lucero has a similar kind of instrumentation. Yeah, let's use Lucero as my comparison. That is less likely to scare the rest of you off.
Keep listening to the album, it has something to it. There is no weirdo synth or bouncing around parts. No guy coming out of nowhere with some stupid screamy shit or rapping over music. There is no girl waking up in a bathtub like street-trash. This is American rock 'n roll. These guys could down the street from you and you would walk down there to take a listen. There is something to that. Think about it. When was the last time you heard something faintly that grabbed you enough to stop by and listen? That was what happened with Broadway calls last weekend when i saw them. That is what this band would do. I think my dad would even like these guys.
RESTORATIONS, I WANT MORE
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