Rock music is known for being a big and brash and bombastic form, but Everything is OK shows that it can also be deft and delicate, poised and purposeful. The seven tracks that make up this, The Indestructible Water Bear’s debut album, remind us that you can make just as big an impact by avoiding the more obvious rock moves and embracing the more ornate ones. That understatement speaks volumes, ironically!
The opener, “A Thousand Suns” sets the scene perfectly, melding gentle rock with jangling indie in the same way bands such as The Sundays did back in the day…and that is not a musical reference that I throw around lightly.
“Missing You” sees the band at their most understated, a spacious blend of 60’s pastel pop moves and modern indie grooves, before it explodes, goes for broke and heads for the finish line in a more rock and roll frame of mind.
The strange but brilliantly titled “The Centre of the Universe Smells Like Raspberries” plays with raw dynamic, running from almost nothingness to squalling walls of guitar noise and reminding me a lot of Mazzy Star’s finest moments…again, another reference point that I am prepared to dish out sparingly.
Everything is OK is a great album that blends well-crafted sonic restraint with just enough explosive moments to ensure that the band walks that fine line between rousing rock and eloquent indie.
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