Blaise&Panthia.
06/10/09, 07:23 AM
The Doppler Effect - Just Dance
Record Label: Unsigned
Release Date: March 8, 2009
An upcoming pop punk band from New York releases an EP with "Dance" in the title and a brightly coloured cover.
In fairness, that could be the entirety of this review and you would still have a pretty good idea of what this EP would sound like. However, to write this band off so easily would not do justice to the catchiness and quality of these 6 songs. The EP kicks off with its strongest offering, “Now You Know, And Knowing Is Half The Battle,” and the vocals introduce the album’s poppy tone immediately, with the catchy chorus sticking even further when Cartel’s Will Pugh is introduced at the song’s conclusion.
Vocalist Hussein has a similar voice to the majority of his pop punk peers, but his slightly differing tone and control while belting out the higher notes makes this EP’s choruses even harder to ignore. His delivery varies between the breathy, controlled singing found in "Looks Like I Picked The Wrong Day To Quit," and the soaring falsettos that emerge whenever a chorus is just on the horizon.
The songs all follow a similar pattern, as expected, with the gang vocals used in “Anything But Textbook” and “Let’s Get Rowdy, Roddy Piper” adding a welcome touch to these songs. Throughout the album, the instrumentals are standard pop punk fare, with only the drums really distinguishing themselves on certain occasions. However, these songs are structured more inventively than would be expected. Moments such as the faux-breakdowns in "The Shakedown" and "She's Not A Call Girl, She's One Classy Broad" help differentiate The Doppler Effect from other upcoming bands in this genre. “Looks Like I Picked The Wrong Day To Quit” finishes the EP on a slower note, with the lyrics painting a picture of lost love, and the song slowly builds up to a predictable, but greatly satisfying, crescendo, acting as an effective end to Just Dance.
While the underlying themes of girls, girls and having fun may not strike anyone as being particularly insightful or innovative, they provide the perfect accompaniment to these power chords and underlying beats. Bands like this aren’t supposed to sing about global warming or the economic recession, and with lyrics such as: “Since when is it cool to have fun? To have a smile on your face when you do what you love,” you can’t help but to smile and shout along. You won't find anything too groundbreaking here, but if you're looking for your new favourite pop rock band, you could do much, much worse than this EP.
All Time Low; Cartel; We The Kings
Check out The Doppler Effect on Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/thedopplereffectrock).
Record Label: Unsigned
Release Date: March 8, 2009
An upcoming pop punk band from New York releases an EP with "Dance" in the title and a brightly coloured cover.
In fairness, that could be the entirety of this review and you would still have a pretty good idea of what this EP would sound like. However, to write this band off so easily would not do justice to the catchiness and quality of these 6 songs. The EP kicks off with its strongest offering, “Now You Know, And Knowing Is Half The Battle,” and the vocals introduce the album’s poppy tone immediately, with the catchy chorus sticking even further when Cartel’s Will Pugh is introduced at the song’s conclusion.
Vocalist Hussein has a similar voice to the majority of his pop punk peers, but his slightly differing tone and control while belting out the higher notes makes this EP’s choruses even harder to ignore. His delivery varies between the breathy, controlled singing found in "Looks Like I Picked The Wrong Day To Quit," and the soaring falsettos that emerge whenever a chorus is just on the horizon.
The songs all follow a similar pattern, as expected, with the gang vocals used in “Anything But Textbook” and “Let’s Get Rowdy, Roddy Piper” adding a welcome touch to these songs. Throughout the album, the instrumentals are standard pop punk fare, with only the drums really distinguishing themselves on certain occasions. However, these songs are structured more inventively than would be expected. Moments such as the faux-breakdowns in "The Shakedown" and "She's Not A Call Girl, She's One Classy Broad" help differentiate The Doppler Effect from other upcoming bands in this genre. “Looks Like I Picked The Wrong Day To Quit” finishes the EP on a slower note, with the lyrics painting a picture of lost love, and the song slowly builds up to a predictable, but greatly satisfying, crescendo, acting as an effective end to Just Dance.
While the underlying themes of girls, girls and having fun may not strike anyone as being particularly insightful or innovative, they provide the perfect accompaniment to these power chords and underlying beats. Bands like this aren’t supposed to sing about global warming or the economic recession, and with lyrics such as: “Since when is it cool to have fun? To have a smile on your face when you do what you love,” you can’t help but to smile and shout along. You won't find anything too groundbreaking here, but if you're looking for your new favourite pop rock band, you could do much, much worse than this EP.
All Time Low; Cartel; We The Kings
Check out The Doppler Effect on Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/thedopplereffectrock).