Gooblar - Don't You Want Me, Gooblar EP
2 Comments Published by Tom on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:45.
Listening to the first two tracks of this début EP by London based Gooblar filled me with some optimism. Twentieth Century and Girl are two fine examples of power pop sounding like the long forgotten Irish band The Power Of Dreams.The Times That You're In continues in pretty much the same vein but suddenly changes course, sounding like a completely different track. Whilst it drags on the early signs of promise start to fade. Sadly it doesn't improve on the final two tracks which are pulled apart in two directions, unsure whether they want to sound like American indie rock or bands from the so called British invasion.
Gooblar have a number of ideas arising from their many influences. However this seems to be causing problems in as such that the band sound like two distinct outfits on this EP without any clear clues to their own current identity or direction. Still it's early days and there are some positives on this EP.
Gooblar - Twentieth Century
Gooblar - Girl
Other tracks from the EP can be downloaded from the bands music page or streamed via My Space.
Don't You Want Me, Gooblar is out now.
I completely disagree! I think that ALL songs sound really great- they abound with energy and fresh, rich, pop sound. 'Times that you're in' and 'Girl' really stood out and they've been stuck in my head for days now. 'Uh-oh' is by far the most original song on the EP - it's a strange mix of Tom Waits and Pavement, with messy guitars and angry vocals. If you give it more then one listen, I guarantee that you'll be hooked! This is one of those bands that are not ashamed to put it all out there and yes, they offer more than one sound on their EP (which is what probably annoyed Tom).
See this is why I like music and individuality! I think 'Uh-oh' is pretty dreadful and is only one step away from Huey Lewis & The News in parts.
Whilst I have no problem with any band sounding different on their songs Gooblar do sound like two or even three different bands over the course of the EP and that has had a direct effect on my enjoyment of the songs. Do they know what they want to sound like? I am not so sure.