I briefly mentioned London based (but a mix of UK & US personnel) Slowline in a recent digest and have now had a chance to listen to the two demos the band sent me.On first listen I was a bit confused as the demos sounded like they were from two different bands with various musical styles fighting for supremacy. Ultimately the second demo, with the execption of Switch On/Switch Off from the first, found favour with it's 1990's indie rock influenced sound winning through. I heard quite a bit of Radiohead especially in singer Niall's vocals as well as the harder sound derived from shoegazing such as the likes of the Catherine Wheel used to make. They have also been described as sounding like Pavement and Television. So what of the second demo?
The Dialogue (The Spotlight) opens al la Ride and continues in the same vein. The spoken-ish vocals work well alongside a full on driving beat. Blindshots introduces more melody alonside the quietly sung vocals which glides seamlessly into Last Chance. Final track Afterglow is the best of the bunch building up into something of an epic. This demo is not the most original I have ever heard but it is one with more promise than most.
Slowline - The Dialogue (The Spotlight)
Slowline - Blind Shots
Songs from the first EP and samples of newer tracks can be found on the band's audio page. You can of course stream the tracks from My Space.
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