{"id":5140,"date":"2016-07-19T12:12:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T12:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-puddle-splasher-separate-states\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T21:20:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:20:42","slug":"album-review-puddle-splasher-separate-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-puddle-splasher-separate-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Puddle Splasher – Separate States"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is something of an enduring quality to the simple pop melodies, cruchy guitar sound and heartfelt break-up lyrics of Puddle Splasher<\/b>. It gives them a kind of timelessness; they might just as easily have been plucked from the mid-nineties or early-noughties as from the present day.<\/p>\n

‘Separate States’<\/i> is the debut effort from the New Jersey power trio and it makes for an eclectic, but highly enjoyable, mix of indie pop and grungy alternative rock with just a splash of emo. Sure, there’s a certain familiarity to their swirling melodies and grinding riffs, but they succeed in finding their own identity in what is a cool bunch of songs.<\/p>\n

The first three tracks drift easily between a kind of lazy indie vibe and massive chords. There’s a raw feel to the guitars that adds an edge to ‘Summer Sigh’<\/i> and ‘Decent Thoughts’<\/i>, while ‘Different Life’<\/i> rolls out the old loud-quiet-loud formula to good effect, taking me back to 1996.<\/p>\n

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Separate States by Puddle Splasher<\/a><\/p>\n

Things then take a pop turn as they deliver a couple of bangers in ‘No Leaves’<\/i> and ‘I’m Hurting Me’<\/i>, the latter boasting a particularly summer soaked vibe. ‘Healing Problems’<\/i> offers a similarly radio friendly groove, while ‘Good News’<\/i> is as good a slice of hard-edged indie pop as you are likely to get.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, they do have a penchant for an emotion-soaked tune, like ‘Not a Word’<\/i> which is dripping with massive guitar chords and a stirring chorus. ‘Dead in the Afternoon’<\/i>, meanwhile, is a particularly raw and dark ballad that also nails it.<\/p>\n

It may not be the most innovative record of the year, but there is plenty to like about Puddle Splasher<\/b>’s debut; it offers up more and more with repeated listens and is well worth checking out.<\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘Separate States’<\/em> by Puddle Splasher<\/strong> is out now on Animal Style Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Puddle Splasher<\/strong> links: Bandcamp<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>| Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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