York four piece CRY BABY are
back with their new single Pretty Boys,
and have even gifted us with a B-side. If you’ve seen them live you’re probably
familiar with these songs but if not you’re in for a treat. The recording of
these tracks has kept in that raw gritty energy you get from these songs live.
Instrumentally both of these songs are some of their best, CRY BABY
tracks are always full of powerful guitar riffs but they’ve strayed away from
indie riffs in these songs, they’ve gone heavier. The drums in Pretty Boys really
packs a punch, building up the energy straight away and keeping it at a high,
this song is definitely one that will get a crowd going crazy. Brad Holleran’s
bass provides such a gritty rhythm, that layered with the two guitars creates
this really rocky sound. Olly Chilton’s guitar in this track is phenomenal,
some of the licks within this song are real rock and roll, and the guitar solo
at the end will tempt you into going back and repeating it.
The B-side of this song Differences,
follows nicely from Pretty Boys, Jack Armstrong’s lyrics in the chorus “I need you to come and save me from myself
/ because I’m no good for my health” with the ghostly back-up vocals create
an eerie feel to the song and dramatize the lyrics themselves. A lot of the time when you hear the phrase “indie
rock” it sounds heavily inspired by particular Manchester or Sheffield bands,
but CRY BABY have brought out two indie rock songs that don’t sound like they
idolise any particular band. They’ve got some heavy instrumental going on combined
with Jack’s indie vocals create something a little bit different. I absolutely
love the guitar melody within Differences, its sounds loose, easy and fun.
Later in the song the guitars get more complex and go a little bit old school
rock, it leaves your final impression of the song on a high.
Review by Holly Beson-Tams
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