Somewhere between the scuzzed-up, grunged-out garage rock sound of the likes of Soundgarden and the more delicate sonics of British alternative indie as delivered by The Cure, we find Reckless Hallows plying their trade. It might seem like a fine, if not near impossible, line to walk, a juggling act to make such opposites attract, but they do it, and the result of such a sonic magic acts is their eponymous full-length album.
Austin has always been a town where music has been done differently, a place where people take risks rather than follow fashion or fads, and Reckless Hallows is an example of a band following in such uncompromising footsteps.
Right from the opener, we find such duality at work: a dense and intense sonic vehicle carrying the sort of vibes that would have made for the perfect soundtrack to a John Hughes movie back in the day had he not discovered The Psychedelic Furs and instead opted for something more raw and homegrown.
“Stayaway” pushes the band even closer to that eighties alternative sound but does so in the same way that the likes of Tom Petty embraced it, i.e., with enough southern swagger and rock and roll credentials to make the transition seamless. The lead single, “QR,” reminds us that rock and roll doesn’t have to be big and brash and that deft and tasteful is also an option as we are led through a tale of unrequited love, longing, and loss.
Reckless Hallows put their unique spin on rock and roll music and do so by looking to the past just enough to color their vision of the future. Fresh and yet familiar, fun, and, in its own way, finessed.
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