I first came across Boy Genius when I got their Eureka EP back in January of this year. I liked it - describing the band as 'a quintessential American college radio band.' Their début LP 'Anchorage' has been working it's way into my affections these past few weeks. On first listening - it's a solid début - but far from a stand out release. It's only with repeated listens that band manage to really suck me in - that's a tall order in these days of instant hits and easy access to new music via the internet - to keep being drawn back to a record, time after time, is becoming a rare occurrence for me and it's something that Boy Genius have managed to pull off rather splendidly.I have tried and failed to write about this record on a fair few occasions and each time I come unstuck trying to find the right balance of words to do the record justice. The American college rock comparison still holds up - but it falls some way short of telling the full story of what Boy Genius have to offer. So yes I can still hear early REM and to a lesser extent Pavement in the mix but somewhere alongside this there is a less guitar driven band - maybe it's the soaring trumpet that greets you as you listen to 'Falling Gravity' and then leads you a merry dance on the chorus. Maybe it's the fact that Boy Genius cast their influences a lot wider than simple Americana, they have an inner indiepop heartbeat and this is all adds up to a rather compelling mix of American college rock and British indiepop.
Their début EP showed a lot of promise and they've followed this with a début LP that goes a long way to fulfilling that promise at the first ask. I think this band are going to be something a little special.
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