Lovvers - OCD Go Go Go Girls [Album]

Witchita

August 21, 2009, 04:01 PM

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Hailing from Portland, Oregon in the United States of America, Lovvers are an indie punk band that have not let the constant rain in their part of the world dampen their enthusiastic energy and high tempo punk songs.

The opening track 'Creepy Crawl' throws the listener straight into the rock vibe, with more than an echo of the UK inspired Punk music of the early eighties, with a sprinkling of California rock added on top. There is, however, a production value that I haven’t quite figured out. The lead vocal is set way back in the mix, almost “inside” the distorted lead guitar. It is barely audible and certainly not expected but I attribute this to the style.

'Four Count' has the same distorted vocal and the music has shades of The Kinks and The Monkeys except a modernised version with its inherently funky guitars and bass line. It is pretty upbeat stuff and is definitely a head shaker. From Track Three on, I get the impression Lovvers have used more than a few vintage valve amps in the making of “OCD Go Go Go Girls” and more credit to them, the instrumentation sounds full, warm, crisp and edgy.

Track Five, 'I Want To (Go)' is very lively stuff with crisp drum beats, cascading guitars and driving bass lines and this side of the Lovvers sound continues through track seven 'Golden Bars Blue' which is a strangely atmospheric song.

Track Nine, 'Alone With A Girl' is a proper punk song. High in energy and strong in its driving nature. 'Alone With A Girl' will be a god send for Punk fans. Lovvers have married two quite diverse themes in Punk and California Beach Rock and have merged them into their own coherent whole (with the exception for me being the distorted set back vocal which at this point in the album I am still not a fan of) which is a theme that runs throughout the album.

My major problem here is that a lot of the songs on "OCD Go Go Go Girls" sound the same, with little diversity and not much originality which is a huge pity. Lovvers have a very able drummer in the band complimented by some very able guitarists, and this is all topped off with an even more able producer.

For Punk fans “OCD Go Go Go Girls” will be a bolt out of the blue. Their highly energetic, driving style will have the ability to bring any Punk party to a peaky, frothy crescendo. For others (me included) “Lovvers” may be slightly misunderstood, the incoherent vocal being lost in a cavernous, distorted and overdriven sound.

“OCD Go Go Go Girls” is a valiant effort by Lovvers. I am sure that they have a strong following already and will probably continue to garner further fans over the coming months and years and based on the quality of "OCD Go Go Go Girls" it is likely to be well deserved.

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