REVIEW: Pink Noise Test, The Electric Train (EP) (Boy's Life)
- Jamie Roberts
This 5-song premiere effort from West Coast 4-piece, Pink Noise Test is a real 'deja vu' experience.
What makes this all-too-short CD so interesting are the combinations within each song and within the EP as a whole. There is a British, House-of-Lovey flavor to the tracks with the requisite moaning shoegazer vocal styling. The melodies are adrenaline pop/rock fare, while the lyrics are kitsch-pop, as are the backing vocals (of the 'ooh wah' variety). The musicianship is top-notch, as are the mixes - done by Van Christie (of Die Warzau notoriety) at Chicago's famed Warzone studio.
The 'deja vu' element is the biggest draw to this EP. This sounds decidedly like you have heard it before. One listen and you *will* sing along. Your feet are tapping, your head is bobbing, and you can't quite place where you have heard this before. On alternative radio? Soon. On a Top 40 show? Maybe with a major's backing...
