Thursday, April 2, 2015

ИO///sé - Lower Berth LP - Blue Vinyl (/100)

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1859 / Man In Decline (2015)

The first ИO///sé record was one that I came around to a bit later than others (and missed out on the limited colored vinyl version in the process).  Despite my tardy arrival, I played the hell out of that record and more than made up for lost time.  When their new album, Lower Berth, was announced, I made sure I was first in line with my preorder and this time the colored vinyl is mine.

ИO///sé is a unique combination of some of my favorite kinds of rock and roll.  You've got the raspy vocals of a Leatherface, there's the darker leaning, downstroke crazed assault of Hot Snakes and everything is filtered through a Marked Men like knack for catchy tunes and killer choruses.  Needless to say, ИO///sé is a pretty great band.  I'll admit to being a bit concerned when I first put on Lower Berth as the opener "If I Told You Once" was a bit harsher than I was expecting.  It's still a solid song, but it's not quite what I am looking for from these guys.

Turns out to just be a blip on the radar. By the time "The Little Things You Love To Hate" roars through the speakers, ИO///sé is hitting all of the marks that I want from them.  Lower Berth is just crammed full of stellar songs. It's absolutely one of the best records to come out in 2015 so far and I think both labels still have a few of the colored vinyl versions kicking around if you hurry.

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