Home Court is a four-piece alternative rock band hailing from Southern Australia. Starting out with a punk template as fifteen-year-old school friends, the band has matured and with that newfound maturity came their current influences: The Strokes, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Pixies to name a few. Put these bands in a blender and you get the unique sound that is Home Court.
Their debut EP Have You Met Home Court? has five tracks, four of which have lyrics in them. All tracks including the intro were recorded and mixed by Colby Robertson at Interim Studios. Marcus, a friend of theirs, mastered the five songs as well. Special mention goes to the album cover art for accurately representing the band’s style through a humorous lens. Home Court starts their debut EP with the instrumental piece, “Looper (Intro).” It begins with expressive guitar and bass riffs, building up to an indie grunge powerhouse of a track as soon as the drums come knocking in. Surprisingly, this is the most interesting number on Have You Met Home Court? The other four songs each have enjoyable moments. “Light, Heat, Sound & Pressure” sports interesting riffs throughout, and I’ll bet that the skipping drum rhythm will evoke some nostalgia in the indie crowd. The EP’s centerpiece, “Mouthguard,” takes on even more of a Sonic Youth quality than the previous cut, and it’s noisier, too. Rumbling, fuzzy bass and frenetic drumming provide the backbone for this rocker. There’s also a sick grunge-inspired riff that begins towards the end. The band dial up their inner Strokes influences on “Clean Plate,” of which the danceable rhythm sounds like it was lifted from Is This It. However, this is quickly overshadowed by the eight-minute epic, “Turning Circles.” I was reminded of a band like Black Country, New Road when listening to its mostly spoken word delivery. Furthermore, much like that band, Home Court experiment with all sorts of shifts in dynamics and tempos a la Pink Floyd. By the end, I was thinking, “These people sure are technically proficient!” Technically proficient as they are there is more room for growth in regards to the vocals and songwriting. I thought that in all five pieces of this EP the instrumentation stood out. I would advise Home Court to keep going down this impeccable lane of indie rock meets grunge, noise and progressive rock. And props to Robertson for such finely tuned production. Recommended.
0 Comments
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
Critique/insightWe are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent music that is available for your listening pleasure as well as giving the artist a professional critique from a seasoned music geek. We critique a wide variety of niche genres like experimental, IDM, electronic, ambient, shoegaze and much more.
Are you one of our faithful visitors who enjoys our website? Like us on Facebook
Archives
May 2024
|