Sometimes, I listen to newer bands, and they remind me of older,
\noften broken-up groups. More often than not, this comparison is
\nquite flattering, as the newer artists or band incorporates some of
\nthe previous group’s sound into theirs, all the while carving out
\ntheir own unique niche.<\/p>\n
After listening to
\nPacific<\/i> from The Rumors, I remembered just how much I liked
\n(and how much I miss) Toad The Wet Sprocket. This 12-song disc has
\na lot of pleasant material on it, and while the band is still very
\nmuch in the process of finding their own voice in this market, they
\nseem like they’re well on their way towards making a big name for
\nthemselves.<\/p>\n
The band – rhythm guitarist\/vocalist Rob Marlin,
\nbassist\/vocalist Sam Powers, lead guitarist Jon Beyl and
\ndrummer\/vocalist John Shireman – is very much rooted in the world
\nof light alternative rock, just like Toad The Wet Sprocket were.
\nTheir style of gentle rock with a Byrds-like jangle on occasion is
\nvery pleasant to listen to, whether you’re just listening to the
\ndisc after breaking the shrinkwrap or you’re on your 20th
\nlisten.<\/p>\n
Tracks like “Yesterday Again,” “Strange Days,” “Sacrifice” and
\n“The Nashville Song” all stand out as proof that The Rumors have
\nthe talent to raise themselves from small-label upstarts to a group
\nwho may be one or two steps away from the spotlight. While I would
\nhave liked to have heard more harmony vocals to flesh out the
\noverall sound, what they’ve created is still good; in a way, maybe
\nit’s better that they leaned towards minimalism this time
\naround.<\/p>\n
There are one or two missteps on
\nPacific<\/i>, like “Don’t Matter,” a song I just could not get
\ninto no matter how many times I listened to the disc. But these
\nmistakes are few, and are not anything that would kill the album
\noverall. If anything, I’d write these off as “growing pains” that
\nevery single band goes through at their start.<\/p>\n
What The Rumors need to do, in the interim, is to continue
\ndeveloping their own sound and style. Reminding me of Toad the Wet
\nSprocket on first impression is fine, but they do want to avoid the
\ntrap of becoming branded as a Toad wannabe on future releases. This
\nis something that will be accomplished with more time together in
\nthe studio and on the road, so I’m sure this is something the band
\nwill easily accomplish.<\/p>\n
\nPacific<\/i> is a pleasant first taste from a band who might be
\non the short track to fame, if given the right breaks. This is a
\ndisc you might have to search for, but if you like rock with a
\ntouch of alternative thrown in, then The Rumors are a band you’ll
\ndefinitely want to check out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7550],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-39340","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-rumors","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39340"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}