A veteran of the underground rock scene, Olympia\u2019s Tim McBride has a resume including bands like Hook & The Daggers and Warning Track. This trio setting with Matt Mueller and Ira Peterson began in 2018, and this debut album touches on plenty of timeless rock, power-pop and punk ideas. <\/p>\n
The energetic and dense \u201cRipped Up The Book\u201d opens, and pairs McBride\u2019s smooth and melodic pipes with Peterson\u2019s thumping drums and thick guitar. \u201cStuck On A Bridge\u201d then allows for McBride\u2019s guitar licks to touch on classic rock nods, as Mueller\u2019s intricate bass guides the soulful delivery.<\/p>\n
Closer to the middle, the dreamy climate of the aptly titled \u201cTender Moment\u201d tugs on the heartstrings with poeticism, while the sturdy \u201cFixation (Next New Thing)\u201d is a power-pop anthem that invites a sing-along. \u201cOff The Ground,\u201d the best tune of the first half, then lands in punk territory, and blends the searing guitar with an animated rhythm section that brings to mind late period Husker Du.<\/p>\n
Side B leads with the buzzing guitar of \u201cFalling Away Again,\u201d which recruits timeless rock\u2019n\u2019roll that\u2019s both nostalgic and modern, but it\u2019s the swirling bass and strong attention to atmosphere of \u201cCivility\u201d that makes the second half equally as great as the first. <\/p>\n
\u201cBad Butterflies\u201d and \u201cArteries And Interstates\u201d exit the record. The former is a head bobbin\u2019, toe tappin\u2019 burst of lively and tuneful punk meets rock, and the latter brings acoustic guitar to the initially soft delivery that builds into a rich and powerful finish. <\/p>\n
Peterson and Mueller have paid their dues, too, in bands like Pop Punks Dying Days and Steelhorse. Together with McBride, they pen thoughtful and rugged songs that never shy away from melody and will be sure to impress those who enjoy Ted Leo, The Thermals or Jets To Brazil. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[11102],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-47215","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-tim-mcbride-and-the-divide","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47215","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\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47215"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47215"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}