BREAKING LACES
Sohcahtoa (Sidewinder)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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I don't know what it is about this album, but it makes me itch all over, like I need to get up and run around in circles or something. It's not that I can't keep my feet still because I want to dance-it's like I want to move around and see how far this claustrophobic little bubble of music will let me stretch. It's like being stuck in a can of happy pop music, so rigidly composed and recorded that there isn't any room left for interpretation or enjoyment. Everything feels forced here, from the heavy-handed strumming of the guitars to the flat string arrangements to the overly-dramatic rendering of the vocals by Willem Hartong to the point where I feel like I'm being forced to listen to the music, which I just don't like.

© 2004 - Holly Day