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Review: Sillyboy - The Nature Of Things [Album]

Just Gazing Records // "The Nature Of Things is just too inconsistent to recommend"

by ivarmac, September 25th, 2012 and has been Read 418 times.
Last Edited by: Chris MUG5 Maguire September 27th, 2012.

Low and lazy, the chilled melodies and softly sung vocals of half of The Nature Of Things wash over you like the last rays of summer sun. It’s a schizophrenic album, though, and frequent turns into maudlin, organ led tracks and Rock blasts which hold up much less successfully.

When it's good - it's really good. Unfortunately this only accounts for half of the tracks including the title song. An air of relaxed cool brings the guitars, keyboards and soft vocals together in great songs like ‘Over My Name’, ‘The Nature Of Things’ and ‘The River’ that show Sillyboy’s best qualities.

'Name Your God', on the other hand, offers up some stark Post-Punk drumming and spooky organs that break into falsetto similar to Dillinger Escape Plan or Queens Of The Stone Age and has that same quiet menace to the music.

Listen to the album sampler here:
http://soundcloud.com/moanlikeyoumeanit/sets/promo-sillyboy-nature-of

Like many tracks in this vein on The Nature Of Things, it’s not bad but so much less convincing. The understated vocals get lost against distorted guitars and beating drums and tracks like 'All the Records,' ‘Supply Chain’ or ‘Got Your Numbers’ end up sounding muddy and dull as a result.

It’s a shame because there’s one half of a very good record here. Some great additions such as retro organs point to good things from Sillyboy but The Nature Of Things is just too inconsistent to recommend.

The Nature Of Things is available now