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Album Reviews
Album Review: Sebastien Grainger – Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains (Saddle Creek)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 16 March 2009
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Missing in action for almost three years now, not counting his collaborations with the likes of Does It Offend You, Yeah? and work under alias The Rhythm Method, ex-Death From Above 1979 man Sebastien Grainger has finally rounded up enough material to release a solo album, and boy, what an album it is. “Insanely catchy”, “frighteningly good” and the words “fuck” and “yes” are all phrases that come to mind after listening to ‘Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains’, a rip-roaring journey through classic rock, dance-punk and sheer huge-rock-sound-meets-huger-dance floor perfection. ‘I Hate My Friends’ is a prime example of Grainger’s ability to mix big with soft, catchy with not-too-commercial – a bit like if you dressed Kings Of Leon up in Soulwax’s clothing and told them to remove their heads from their bottoms. ‘By The Cover Of Night (Fire Fight)’ is another excellent addition to ‘The Mountains’, boasting Grainger’s enormous, distinctive “whoa whoa” vocals to their max whilst remaining true to the sound he’s created for himself since departing from DFA1979. Anthemic and just as catchy as his expanding back catalogue of work, ‘Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains’ is a fantastic, full-length and full-force start to a promising solo career. TW
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