Zane Moore, Nathan Whitaker, Blaine Pool and Jace Ross are Down by the Pool. The band formed in 2018 and played their school talent show and then decided to keep the band together. This kind of the same thing happened to me a little over twenty years ago. I had a band that formed after a talent show.
The band plays a mix of funk, rock and more on their release Honor Student. It’s also ironic the bands style they play because bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against The Machine were in their prime and really popular when I was in high school as well. The album opens with “Wolf Creek.” It’s a mix of funk, rap and rock. The lead singer seems to be trying hard to be indignant. He definitely feels more angry than anything and is searching for some type of cathartic release. You can also hear this indignant youthful anger on “Cunther” where he sings about just about every institution feeding us lies. There however are some different styles like you hear on “Natural Oddity” where they sound like a completely different band. It’s a melancholy ballad while ”H2o” is sort of silly and carefree. There a hippy jam session that turns to hard rock on “Doom.” “Easier Done Than Said” is sort of funk and atmospheric. This band is all over the place in terms of style and has all the common signs I see when a band has some talent but hasn’t been together very long. As a producer myself, I think the most important thing is to start forming more or a foundation or a signature sound. Sometimes creating a signature sound happens organically but sometimes it takes working with a producer or having a conversation about the direction the band wants to go in.I highly suggest working with an engineer at some point as well because of how lo-fi these songs are. I think this band has some talent and more importantly are having fun. They reminded me a lot of my younger self and some of the bands I was in. I’m interested to hear what they sound like in a year or two as they build and refine their sound.
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