Corner Creature describe themselves as a “New Atlanta band. ‘80s people playing ‘90s music in 2020.” I was born in the early ’80s and then consumed ’90s music throughout my teenage years. Suffice it to say there was a rock sound that was created between bands like Tool, Soundgarden, Nirvana and many more. The band recently released Sounds Like Something and they sound like an amalgamation of those sort of bands that were in constant rotation on MTV.
The band starts with “Echoes Don’t Come Back Always” and the opening verse had a riff that reminded me of a very specific song from Tool that was very popular in the ’90s. As the song progresses the band does a good job of making it their own. On that note there is a Soundgarden flavor to the music on the chorus especially when the vocalist goes for a higher octave. All in all a great song to start things off that is catchy, well delivered and rocks quite hard. The band continues with “Finally Dead Again” and similar to the first song it has soft verse and louder chorus. This is the classic formula the alternative scene and Nirvana in particular made ubiquitous. Corner Creature has done their homework and executed it flawlessly. Last up is “Ephemeral Gaslight Anthem'' which is first of all a great name. This song is perhaps a little more hard rock oriented. The vibe felt like it was on the line between commercial appeal and something more underground. The release is only about ten minutes long and goes by fast. I did think this was a very good introduction to their sound and I have got to say as an engineer myself that the fidelity was exceptional. I think my only critique would be for the band to think about elements they could infuse into this popular sound that would make it more singular. That's harder said than done but something I firmly believe something that can help with gaining a larger audience. Overall, this is a very good start from the band and I look forward to hearing more.
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