The FeaturesWilderness
Serpents And Snakes/ Bug Music [2011]
Fire Note Says: The Features shoot straight on third LP Wilderness and come up with a winner of a rock record!
Album Review:
There is something to always be said about good ol' honest rock n roll and Nashville's The Features third full length, Wilderness, is all about it! The album does not throw new tricks at you but instead revisits what has worked for others in the past and executes those pieces to perfection. Wilderness has big memorable hooks, pounding drums, crowd participating hand claps, solid story lyric
s and an indie spirit that drives these eleven rockers. What makes this record so catchy is that The Features do not spend time with large intricate song structures, as Wilderness is over in a tidy 36 minutes with songs averaging just over 3. There are plenty of foot tapping sing along tracks here, like the rebel rousing "How It Starts" or a little psych power pop as found in album opener "Content", especially when the organ rolls. Singer/guitarist Matthew Pelham shows off his vocal range throughout Wilderness as he stretches lyrics out and hits big notes with ease on "Another One" or croons with a mellow swagger during the ballad "Fats Domino". The bottom line is that The Features are a band that simply gets it and Wilderness is not only their best album to date - it may be one of the best rock records released this year!Key Tracks: "How It Starts", "Another One", "Content"
Bands With Similar Fire:
Kings Of Leon
The Jam
Manchester Orchestra
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-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
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