Robbers On High Street: Grand Animals

Robbers On High Street
Grand Animals
New Line/Scratchie Records [2007]






Fire Note Says: ROHS deliver the goods on sophomore album!

Album Review:
Robbers On High Street could easily trick listeners into believing they are straight out of the UK with their British invasion song structures and Benjamin Trokan’s vocals. On their new sophomore album Grand Animals, the NYC band continues the facade. ROHS have definitely tried to evolve their sound this time around with the addition of different instruments like tubas, strings, horns and more keyboards. The musical expansion does not necessarily add or take away from the band but their success still relies on Trokan’s ability to sell the songs which on Grand Animals is not a problem. The first two tracks “Across Your Knee” and “The Fatalist” are instantly indie catchy and get better with each spin. “Crown Victoria” is next and it sounds like it came right out of The Kinks catalog which is never a bad sound. Overall, ROHS have released a good album that still retains their core traits while adding some nice variation. It may not be an album that new fans are going to jump into but for the current ROHS followers, Grand Animals will deliver and suffice.

Key Tracks: "Kick 'em In The Shins", "The Fatalist", "Across Your Knee"

Bands With Similar Fire:
Spoon
The Kinks
Longwave

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Robbers On High Street Info [Allmusic]
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Scratchie Records

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-Reviewed by Reece Michael