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The Motel Beds Hasta Mañana music review |
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The Motel Beds
Hasta Mañana
Team Evil Records
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Definitely original but mostly obscure, The Motel Beds hit a little too
close to home. With the release of their EP, Hasta Mañana (Team Evil
Records, 2004), the Dayton, Ohio band prove to have that everyday
charm.
All-too-familiar but yet with no other relatable bands, The Motel Beds
actually seem to sound like that one local artist from college who
tapes
himself in his makeshift studio. The average, every-man band.
Paul John Paslosky takes on lead vocals and guitar, while Tommy Cooper
(guitar), Matt Brown (bass), Kevin Passmore (keyboard, accordion,
guitar,
vocals) and Ian Kaplan (drums) complete the band.
"It’s On In On" could almost be mistaken for a demo, just as the
release
falls somewhere between looking like an EP and an actual full-length
album.
Like emo on sedatives, The Motel Beds are graced with a talented
easy-to-take-in acoustic guitar. They touch base personally because
they’re
so easy to relate to, almost like a younger brother’s garage band.
Paslosky sings with a sigh on "Ultra Maroon," which takes on a lo-fi
beat.
But where is the substance, guys?
Sadly enough, the band doesn’t quite make the cut. There isn’t anything
to
set them apart from other groups, no sound to call their own. Many of
the
songs go in one ear and out the other, because there just isn’t enough
to
grab on to. The EP almost seems to be one long song with different
lyrical
focal points, seeing as even the tracks themselves don’t stand apart
from
each other.
More experience and exposure could save this band, but only time will
tell.
Otherwise, they’re just the stripped down version of any rock band
today.
Once again, Ohio still has lost out on something to pride themselves
in.
-Arie Musil 03/25/05
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