Broken Ohms - Nocturnal Emissions (Album)

Dirt Reynolds Music

January 12, 2009, 02:53 PM

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Broken Ohms are a curious hybrid of tuneful, indie-based tracks that have been weighted down with heavy slabs of rock. It's quite a unique little (I say little, I mean enormous) sound that they have created which is almost like the missing link between Queens Of The Stone Age and Iron Maiden - yes there was a missing link between those two I've been assured!

On 'Nocturnal Emissions' we are treated to seven tracks of pounding driving rhythms interspersed with soft-heavy guitar and vocals that border on the MOR of seventies rock and the heavy squealing of eighties heavy metal. In short this is incredibly fun, raw-energy rock.

'Choix' and 'So Mean' are 100 mile-an-hour rock-out tunes with the latter taking a heavier stance to it's predecessor's incessant driving qualities that are tempered by a more stable vocal delivery. Things really take a turn on 'Telepsychopathic' where we are treated to a much more psychedelic vocal from Peter Hubley (very reminiscent of Josh Homme here) twinned with a thudding bass-line and continued guitar fuzz. This is very much the track for those stoner's out there.

'For The Air' opens very much in your face, ploughing along quite melodically despite it's continued rock assault that again is propelled by Stephen MacDonald's excellent bass. The vocals are more of the howling kind this time, unfortunately there isn't much here in terms of lyrical content. 'Fear Of God' is the lengthiest track on show and starts off almost country like before settling into more rhythmic styling's featuring some seventies rock guitar play, stopping to gather breath occasionally we are settled into lyrics/rock-out/stop/lyrics/rock-out and so on and so forth.

'Missing' is much more your staple rock track with little to differentiate it from so many others and that is one of the few criticisms that can be labelled at Broken Ohms, they aren't particularly original in sound but then who is nowadays? Ending with 'Sleepytown' employing some Bon Jovi-esque twangs in a more restrained intro before kicking off around the minute-mark into an energetic pound along.

'Nocturnal Emissions' is a great little introduction to the sound of Broken Ohms but certainly they will need to unleash more tricks next time, however, this a fun little record that should be played as loud as humanly possible at the expense of the neighbours.

Track-listing:
1. Choix
2. So Mean
3. Telepsychopathic
4. For The Air
5. Fear Of God
6. Missing
7. Sleepytown

Website: Broken Ohms

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