Colorize, the debut full-length from Melbourne-based fuzz-rockers, Pretty City, is a total blast in more ways than one.
From the get-go here, the first chords of opening single โMeltโ hit you with the Aussiesโ anthemic brand of grunge rock face-first, and before you know it youโre instinctively reaching to turn it up. And if thereโs one thing that overwhelmingly defines the following ten songs, itโs the sheer sense of fun running through each and every track.
A freshness and adventurism to their sound
This three-piece have cut their teeth over the past couple of years: their run of impressive singles, the best of which feature on Colorize, led to their booking to play last yearโs South By South West in the USA. Thereโs a freshness and adventurism to their sound, with the heavy distortion and dreamy reverberating vocals on tracks like โRunning Aroundโ occupying the ground somewhere between grunge and surf-rock that feels both exciting and familiar.
More credibility than some other Australian retro-rockers
There are some old-school thumpers here in the shape of โMary Go Roundโ and โPart of Your Crowdโ, and the band manage to borrow from the likes of Smashing Pumpkins whilst retaining more credibility than some other Australian retro-rockers like Jet or Wolfmother. Closing track, โIgnoring My Friendsโ is the perfect slowed down outro, demonstrating that these guys can handle a piano line and a pair of drum brushes just as naturally as the heavier sounds.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable album that begs to be heard live. Luckily you can catch Pretty City on their European tour throughout November.
www.prettycityband.net
TOUR:
Do 02.11. Wakuum | Graz (AT)
Sa 04.11. Lendhafen Cafe | Klagenfurt (AT)
Mo 06.11. Rosenkeller | Jena (DE)
Di 07.11. Rote Fabrik | Zรผrich (CH)
Mi 08.11. Spielboden | Dornbirn (AT)
Do 09.11. Mokka | Thun (CH)
Fr 10.11. Munich Sessions | Mรผnchen (DE)
Sa 11.11. Kino | Ebensee (AT)
Mo 13.11. Roxy | Prag (CZ)
Di 14.11. Fluc | Wien (AT)
Mi 15.11. Cord | Mรผnchen (DE)
Do 16.11. Loppen | Kopenhagen (DK)
Fr 17.11. Molotow | Hamburg (DE)
Sa 18.11. Kasseturm | Weimar (DE)
Mo 20.11. Muziekgieterij | Maastricht (NED)
Mi 22.11. Papp| Bremen (DE)
Do 23.11. Hex | Denklingen (DE)
Fr 24.11. Musikclub | Lembach (AT)
Sa 25.11. Fรผmreif | St. Georgen (AT)