Review: Sunday DriversArchetypes

It seems like everyone is reaching for the sky these days.  Every song we hear is S-O-A-R-I-N-G, spiraling out from the mediocre center of the pop landscape in an attempt to distance itself from the usual shit you hear everywhere else (cf. commercials selling cars or cell phones).  Songwriting has become much like a class in "'In The Name of Love' 101" or something.

To that effect, we're more than happy to pass along a promising Los Angeles synth-rock crew called Sunday Drivers, who have issued their first EP, Archetypes.  And it's filled to the breaking point with downtown dive bar guitars much like the first LP from The Bravery and the harmonies of their city brethren in theSTART and Ima Robot, without all of that ass-shaking stuff.  And because it's an EP and not a proper full length, we're not ready to establish whether or not we dig the fact that their sound doesn't stray too far from formula on any of the four tracks featured.  But we are certainly happy to press repeat a whole lot of times on this disc.  "The Sweetest Disguise" is a sure stand-out here, but it's worth noting also that none of the other tracks are skip-worthy.

Also, if you combine the fact that the disc is only about twenty or so minutes long with the terribly hip, good looks of this west coast trio, you get the kind of eye and ear candy you only hope to match every day of your listening lives.

(mp3)    The Sweetest Disguise

Godspeed!