Dormlife‘s vocalist Samuel sounds a little like Daryl Palumbo. Admittedly Dormlife are a much gentler proposition that any of the Glassjaw man’s acts, but there’s certainly a familiar tone and sound to his voice which makes this band stand out from the pile. Focusing their sound around an acoustic guitar and some natty percussion, the 10 tracks which make up this album are very well constructed and sound pretty darn good. There are plenty of singalong moments – almost a little Incubus-y at times – especially on ‘Choke’ and the very impressive ‘Aurora Borealis’. What Dormalife do well is they use Samuel’s vocals as a musical instrument as he drives the songs forward. Although not strictly Punktastic review material, if you enjoy The Spill Canvas or JamisonParker I’m sure you’ll enjoy this band. They’re not breaking any new ground but they do what they do very, very well indeed.
