Patchwork Grace
Nottingham based Patchwork Grace say that they’ve got some ‘sexy tunes’ on their Bandpage on FB, and I love a sexy tune! As such, I thought it only fair that I’d have a listen to see just how sexy the tunage really is – read on to find out for yourself!
First track of 4; Polaroids; opens with guitars, a pumping drum line and an immediately catchy harmony, it’s a good solid start to proceedings! As the vocals kick in the track takes on an almost (old skool) No Doubt feeling, the female vocals taking the lead and continuing to push the catchy track onwards. To pigeon hole this into a genre I’d place it as rock/alt rock – but it’s easily accessible rock full to the brim with catchy riffs and hooks.
As the track fades and Play Dead builds, the bass takes over offering up a sludgy dark tempo, very grunge based at first but soon the vocals kick in to change back to that more solid rock based emphasis. This track isn’t as catchy as the first one but has all the elements otherwise, good production and a solid musical experience for the listener, keeping it simple and straight forward but succeeding fully throughout. I like this style of music as there’s no frills, it just sticks to the point and does exactly what is says on the tin!
Monster In My Pocket (I remember those things!) takes a more surreal approach to affairs, continuing with the grungy/rocky guitar line but adding in some relatively strange lyrics. Once again this is a catchy track (which I found myself nodding along to within moments) and demonstrates the bands ability to put together a track in a way which is easily accessible to those who listen to it. I particularly liked the way the vocals were altered at different points of this track, sometimes remaining deep and at others becoming almost raspy as a point was emphasised.
Final track Sevlow takes on a far funkier edge, offering up a guitar line to open before chucking the drums behind it and powering forward – this is the sort of track that guitarists love playing as it’s so much fun watching the crowd move along with it. Breaking down to just the vocals at times, the track uses every element of the band to create a sound which differs from the tracks before whilst still maintaining that catchy edge – this track is without a doubt my favourite from the selection if only for the changing time signatures throughout, the drums seem to alter their beat to emphasise the point being made.
In all, Patchwork Grace have surprised me. At first I thought I was in for some generic rock band trying to copy the likes of Paramore etc but these guys have adopted a sound of their own and made it a success. I love the funky edge they achieve in the final track and hope that they produce more tracks like this in the future – for now though I’m quite content to listen to these 4!
To find out more about Patchwork Grace, check out their Facebook page HERE.
First track of 4; Polaroids; opens with guitars, a pumping drum line and an immediately catchy harmony, it’s a good solid start to proceedings! As the vocals kick in the track takes on an almost (old skool) No Doubt feeling, the female vocals taking the lead and continuing to push the catchy track onwards. To pigeon hole this into a genre I’d place it as rock/alt rock – but it’s easily accessible rock full to the brim with catchy riffs and hooks.
As the track fades and Play Dead builds, the bass takes over offering up a sludgy dark tempo, very grunge based at first but soon the vocals kick in to change back to that more solid rock based emphasis. This track isn’t as catchy as the first one but has all the elements otherwise, good production and a solid musical experience for the listener, keeping it simple and straight forward but succeeding fully throughout. I like this style of music as there’s no frills, it just sticks to the point and does exactly what is says on the tin!
Monster In My Pocket (I remember those things!) takes a more surreal approach to affairs, continuing with the grungy/rocky guitar line but adding in some relatively strange lyrics. Once again this is a catchy track (which I found myself nodding along to within moments) and demonstrates the bands ability to put together a track in a way which is easily accessible to those who listen to it. I particularly liked the way the vocals were altered at different points of this track, sometimes remaining deep and at others becoming almost raspy as a point was emphasised.
Final track Sevlow takes on a far funkier edge, offering up a guitar line to open before chucking the drums behind it and powering forward – this is the sort of track that guitarists love playing as it’s so much fun watching the crowd move along with it. Breaking down to just the vocals at times, the track uses every element of the band to create a sound which differs from the tracks before whilst still maintaining that catchy edge – this track is without a doubt my favourite from the selection if only for the changing time signatures throughout, the drums seem to alter their beat to emphasise the point being made.
In all, Patchwork Grace have surprised me. At first I thought I was in for some generic rock band trying to copy the likes of Paramore etc but these guys have adopted a sound of their own and made it a success. I love the funky edge they achieve in the final track and hope that they produce more tracks like this in the future – for now though I’m quite content to listen to these 4!
To find out more about Patchwork Grace, check out their Facebook page HERE.