Tag Team Preacher
Now, when we set up Loud-Stuff we wanted to give everyone a chance to be heard. Up until now however, we’ve only had metal bands featured, today that changed. Tag Team Preacher, a 6 piece band from Leeds, got in touch about their music so we could check it out. The contrast from what we’ve featured so far is substantial, but read on…
Sell It To Me opens softly, acoustic guitar lines building up gradually are soon matched by a simple yet effective drum beat and a pulsing bass line giving the track some depth. As the vocals kick in, I was taken aback by the clean, almost 60’s/70’s style of the voice, matched with the instruments the sound created is crisp, clean and classic. The catchy chorus with dual vocals makes this a really accessible track.
Second track opens with a bouncy drum line and an almost western guitar line, the two combined give an almost western sound, when matched with the dual vocals this continues yet there’s something here. The sheer simplicity of the main elements of this song with the different guitar lines and contrasting vocals give this track that element of accessibility and easy listening again, I hold my hands up and admit to humming along whilst tapping my foot to the sound of the drums and bass.
As the EP moves on, Back To Mine kicks in, opening softly again with effect laden guitars but again building over the verse to layered vocals and catchy rhythms. Building up to a guitar solo, this track is certainly the catchiest so far. As it ends and Pact With The Devil begins, the tone changes and suddenly a bluesy almost Stones like feeling takes over. This track is slower than the others but again features the guitar driven dual vocals of the ones before. This is the track I like the most from the bands EP as it seems to have more depth than the others, the chorus is catchy again but the note changes are unexpected at times giving it an element of uncertainty throughout.
Final track You Could Forever Be Chasing The Sun opens bouncy again and adopts the theme set by the first few songs. As the chorus kicks in, again it’s catchy and the different vocals work well together to bring this EP to a close.
Now, it should be said that this EP is very different to the others we’ve featured so far on the site. I don’t really know where to place this genre wise as there are elements of lots of different ones here from Country through to mid 90’s Brit Pop, yet the sound that Tag Team Preacher have achieved is unique in its own right. At times I found myself questioning whether I liked the EP as a whole or not, and I think the answer is that this is something I’ll play when I’m outside, drinking a beer and cooking a BBQ. It’s inoffensive, accessible, easy going, easy listening, very chilled out soft music (and that’s as close to a genre as I’m going to get!)
If you’re a fan of full on in your face metal then you’ll probably listen to this and think ‘no’, but if you like music as a means to sit back and chill out, then give this a chance. I think after a few listens it may well grow on you!
To find out more about Tag Team Preacher, click HERE.
Sell It To Me opens softly, acoustic guitar lines building up gradually are soon matched by a simple yet effective drum beat and a pulsing bass line giving the track some depth. As the vocals kick in, I was taken aback by the clean, almost 60’s/70’s style of the voice, matched with the instruments the sound created is crisp, clean and classic. The catchy chorus with dual vocals makes this a really accessible track.
Second track opens with a bouncy drum line and an almost western guitar line, the two combined give an almost western sound, when matched with the dual vocals this continues yet there’s something here. The sheer simplicity of the main elements of this song with the different guitar lines and contrasting vocals give this track that element of accessibility and easy listening again, I hold my hands up and admit to humming along whilst tapping my foot to the sound of the drums and bass.
As the EP moves on, Back To Mine kicks in, opening softly again with effect laden guitars but again building over the verse to layered vocals and catchy rhythms. Building up to a guitar solo, this track is certainly the catchiest so far. As it ends and Pact With The Devil begins, the tone changes and suddenly a bluesy almost Stones like feeling takes over. This track is slower than the others but again features the guitar driven dual vocals of the ones before. This is the track I like the most from the bands EP as it seems to have more depth than the others, the chorus is catchy again but the note changes are unexpected at times giving it an element of uncertainty throughout.
Final track You Could Forever Be Chasing The Sun opens bouncy again and adopts the theme set by the first few songs. As the chorus kicks in, again it’s catchy and the different vocals work well together to bring this EP to a close.
Now, it should be said that this EP is very different to the others we’ve featured so far on the site. I don’t really know where to place this genre wise as there are elements of lots of different ones here from Country through to mid 90’s Brit Pop, yet the sound that Tag Team Preacher have achieved is unique in its own right. At times I found myself questioning whether I liked the EP as a whole or not, and I think the answer is that this is something I’ll play when I’m outside, drinking a beer and cooking a BBQ. It’s inoffensive, accessible, easy going, easy listening, very chilled out soft music (and that’s as close to a genre as I’m going to get!)
If you’re a fan of full on in your face metal then you’ll probably listen to this and think ‘no’, but if you like music as a means to sit back and chill out, then give this a chance. I think after a few listens it may well grow on you!
To find out more about Tag Team Preacher, click HERE.