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The Purrs The Purrs
Sarathan Records
Track listing:
01 She's Gone
02 Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of
03 Connect the Dots
04 Loose Talk
05 Ebb & Flow
06 Because I Want To
07 Taste of Monday
08 Get on with Your Life
09 Don't Stop Kicking Me Down
The Purrs eponymous debut album should secure the band as members of a resurgence of retro flashback artists that resonate with freshness. The Purrs are fronted by bassist vocalist Jim Antonio (aka Jima) along with Jason Milne on guitars and vocals, guitarist/vocalist Jason Atkin, and drummer Craig Keller to form a classic pop quartet. Sonically the band is reminiscent of Velvet Underground with the jingle-jangle guitars and tight drums, with early Beatle melodies and vocals. The result is a record that adds depth to the sometimes rag-tag group of musicians that get pin holed by their all too classic sound (*Cough* the Redwalls *Cough*). Collected on the album are nine tracks from EPs and some new songs, the nine songs are over 50 minutes long upon listening the album seems to flow well with little notice to the passing minutes. “She’s Gone”, the albums opening and standout track, epitomizes the bands sound with its sunshine dripped vocals hinting at some miserable occurrence over bouncing sparse guitars. As the record progresses the style is amazingly tight and the lyrics sounds like musings on different ways of being stuck be it in someone or somewhere there is a aimless tone in the words that are perfectly masked by the band’s melodies. Ultimately the band makes the retro revival resonate with a freshness desperately needed and capture a true sense of pop music as the façade for grotesque amounts of glorified pain. Not bad for a band that met over a classified ad.
