Baltimore-based trio Illiterate Public, have been performing live at such events as Mums in Federal Hill and most recently the Under Armour Global Marketing Summit, where they performed in front of 500 attendees. Now vocalist Scott Knowles, bassist Conor Reynolds and drummer Nick Bedard have worked feverishly to release their first album. The project was highly expedited since Knowles would begin graduate school. Still the band members, along with Emerald Studios founder David Favazza committed every Sunday over the summer to finish the album.
Illiterate Public begins with the energetic “Retrospective.” The wailing guitar makes for a hip tune that you want to dance and twist to. However, the next few songs go for a more slow, calm tone. “Forget the Details” and “Lovely Slow” are easy-going acoustic songs that showcase the strength of Knowles’ rich voice. They are quite enjoyable but the vibrant upbeat tone of“Retrospective” makes you wish that would’ve kept flowing through more in the first half. Luckily “Cannot Sleep” brings back that energy. With its spacey sounds and wild sound effect leads to a brilliant guitar solo that really shreds. It sounds similar to something by The Doors with Knowles doing his best Jim Morrison impersonation. “Underdose” is the last song and it’s a nice little send off that makes you want to chant along the words in unison. Illiterate Public might have had to work on a tight schedule, but they did not sacrifice quality during the process. Illiterate Public was influenced by The Cure and R.E.M. and has some solid alternative rock songs. The album sounds much closer to an indie-country album. That’s not necessarily a bad thing since it gives them a unique identity. Now imagine if the group had more time to work on their next project.
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Zelor
1/24/2019 12:13:14 pm
Omg, I love this album. The lyrics, instrumentals and overall sound is refreshing to hear especially in this day and age of watered down music; if you can even call it music. I hear the Doors influence as well as others but they’ve also managed to create their own organic sound. I’m a music junkie and this album is a perfect blend.
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