Munroe Effect - You Are Goldmouth EP
Munroe Effect start off their EP with "The Escape (part one)". It’s an electronic based, finger picked guitar intro; think Radiohead’s In Rainbows. The Portsmouth based band lead you into a subtle verse with background guitar playing that can only be described as a harmony rich trance. The drums soon jump in and really kick off The Escape, it carries on building but doesn’t quite get you to that end your after. While you think your ending on an anti-climax, you’re thrown straight into the next song, "Death of a tin God".
To really appreciate the intro to Death Of A Tin God you need to carry a straight listen on from The Escape. If you are ever dropped right into the intro, it doesn’t really fit to the rest of the song. Despite this, the band deliver yet another cracking verse, with some lyrics that seem deep and personal to the singer. The verses from Munroe Effect’s first two songs are definitely a producer’s dream to work with. The Chorus of "Death of a tin God" revisits that climax you never got from "The Escape", and definitely gives it to you straight this time. The rest of the song goes decorously with the verse and chorus, but they are the parts that stand out to me.
"You are Goldmouth" is the title of the EP and the released single. I could tell straight away as it is the most radio friendly, but also displays lead guitarist Andy’s ability to write a great guitar hook, that has “hit” written all over it. The beat from the drums carries the feeling to keep on moving in the verse and jumps into the chorus, where the lyrics ‘Raise your head’ can only make you imagine the intimacy from the crowd and front man shouting together.
"Monsters" has an aggressive start which kicks straight in but drops straight to a mellow verse as soon as it comes in. It’s a short song but is pretty darn catchy. It has an instrumental breakout just before and just after the chorus. This is my least favourite song on the Munroe Effects EP, but it has that something about it that, says “this going to be ten times better live.”
The final track "Subterranean Death Clash Remix" courtesy of K&E, is a toned down version of what the band are. K&E however provide a pretty good chill out track, its easy listening, but the Remix hasn’t taken away what made the song so catchy in first place.
Munroe Effect - You Are Goldmouth EP is well worth checking out so get online and buy yourself a copy today!
Comment Posted on: November 21, 2008, 10:18 AM
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