Seabird – Rocks Into Rivers
Feb 5, 2010 CD Reviews
Seabird
Rocks Into Rivers
Credential Recordings
Grade – C+/B-
My biggest hang up with “Rocks Into Rivers” is that it sounds too much like so many other commercial projects out there. For instance, The Fray comes to mind when I am listening to Seabird. The songs are quite catchy though and certainly they have garnered the band some recognition with TV placements. All that aside, if I look to the content of the CD I am much more pleased.
As it states in the press materials, the album was written in part about being a husband and father. Something I can relate to very well. That is why I particularly enjoy “Believe Me’ and “The Good King.” Those two songs speak to me in a very personal way.
It is a give and take then for me as the sound is somewhat familiar and not real fresh, but the message is creative and poignant. I’m sure the melody and the vocal hooks on the project will be strong enough to keep the band in the spotlight and on the radio no matter how I feel. Therefore I am riding the fence on the grade.
Ken W.
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