The Golden Republic:The Golden Republic

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Tracklisting:
 * 1) Song 1
 * 2) Song 2

Review:

the Golden Repbulic
Label: Astralwerks

Genre: upbeat indie rock

Rating: 6.9 of 10

I really had no idea how prophetic my cd reviews actually are. Wait, wait, wait, I’m not as big headed as I sound, let me give you the evidence and you can decide for yourself. This is the first full-length from Kansas City’s indie rock quartet; a few months back their EP, People, came through our lovely rotation here at the station. In the review I ranted about how it was an amazing EP ranking the likes of similar stellar EPs by Hint Hint, dios malos and the Panthers; I said, and I quote, “It is very seldom that you come across a band’s debut EP that is better than half of the full lengths you listen to.” Well here is the full-length, and much like the other bands I just listed, it’s not close to as good. Now, it is not horrible or anything, but the sheer rock energy of those 4 songs is missing here. The only song to make the cut is #2, and guess what, it’s the best. Their sound is a combination of 60’s pop, glam rock, new wave with a touch of classic rock and grunge, but never really finds its place. Not a bad debut, but if you really want to hear the potential of the band, check out the People EP.