Burly Wood is a rock band from Montreal consisting of Ulric Corbell-Trudel on lead guitar and backing vocals, Payo on bass, Francois Lelievre on drums and Guillaum Seguin on rhythm guitar and lead vocals. Their debut EP Watch it Burn features eight tracks full of hardcore rock n’ roll blended with notes of punk, grunge and surf rock.
I pretty much fell in love with Burly Wood right away. The opening track “Run” was loud, in your face full-bodied rock with a stylistic underlying indie vibe. I loved the wild harmonies and the surprising mellow surf rock break halfway through. It was a really different take on hard grunge rock that I really, really dig. I thought it might go downhill from there, but I was completely wrong. The second track “Video Games” was even better than the first. The intro sounded so familiar to me that I listened to it several times trying to figure out what it reminded me of. It had such a mainstream nostalgic punk/pop sound that I actually really liked, especially because the rest of the song was completely different than anything I’ve heard lately. The vocal melody was light-hearted and almost sing-song-y with a catchy singable chorus. The title track “Watch it Burn” was dark and theatrical with a fun ska feel. The melody was sly and stealthy and it got progressively harder as the song went on. “Feel Fine” was rooted in punk with a rough and gritty vibe. But my favorite was the track “Save Something.” There was so much complexity and structure to this song even though it came out like a clusterfuck of different styles and melodies and sound. The vocal melody had a staccato feel in parts which really helped emphasize the intensity of the instruments. The drums were awesome in this one and blended perfectly with the funky bass lines. I loved everything about it. Burly Wood is so much more than a grunge rock band. There’s so much thought behind the construction of each track and passion in every note. Watch it Burn was such a great representation of everything they’re capable of as a band. The blending of different styles and experimentation with melodies and arrangements makes for such a refreshing sound. And they still manage to rock your face off in every track. I am so excited to watch them grow as a band and see what they come up with next.
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