{"id":5493,"date":"2016-05-12T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-faye-faye\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T23:29:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T23:29:59","slug":"album-review-faye-faye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-faye-faye\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Faye – Faye"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a genre as ubiquitous as indie-punk, there\u2019s a particularly shallow pool of influences, probably because the majority of bands pick the same ones and run with them. North Carolina\u2019s Faye<\/b> aren\u2019t really any different \u2013 this self-titled debut EP takes in liberal amounts of grunge and garage rock and puts it through a Sleater Kinney filter. And while there mightn\u2019t be a whole lot to write home about in terms of originality, it\u2019s a decent little release.<\/p>\n

As is to be expected from a release like this, the earthy production job gives it a distinctively loose sound. The thick bassline on \u2019Teacups\u2019<\/i> is a lot more pronounced and fluid than more polished releases, and there\u2019s an omnipresent rumble in the gentle closer \u2019Ancient Bones\u2019<\/i> that only adds to that rustic feel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The vocals on the other hand, couldn\u2019t be more different. Sarah Blumenthal\u2019s gentle, almost childlike croon is a lot smoother than any of the instrumentation, but it\u2019s an interesting dichotomy that sometimes really works well. \u2019Vowels\u2019<\/i> has a pleasant jangle that runs throughout, and \u2019Yellow Canary\u2019<\/i> layers of reverb build up a palpably thick atmosphere.<\/p>\n

As an independent entity, there\u2019s nothing particularly wrong with Faye<\/b>\u2019s debut \u2013 it\u2019s a pleasantly catchy slice of indie-punk that ticks all the right boxes. But compared to some of the genre\u2019s heavyweights \u2013 or even the vast majority of the competition \u2013 there\u2019s very little on offer here that you won\u2019t have heard before. The fact that it\u2019s only five tracks long is probably its saving grace \u2013 it keeps things concise without having to resort to fully cribbing ideas from others.<\/p>\n

Judged on its own merits though, this is definitely a strong start. It\u2019s a light, easy-going listen with plenty of character, both in its own composition and from the band itself. And that\u2019s a hard thing to begrudge anyone.<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n

‘Faye’<\/em> by Faye<\/strong> is released on May 13th on Tiny Engines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Words by Luke Nuttall (@nuttall_luke<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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