I was quite looking forwrad to this album after checking out some Sincerely Monroe tracks earlier this year, but sadly this record doesn’t quite consistently hit the spot. While the band take influences from melodic rock bands and try and throw in some more technical guitar parts, the production doesn’t really stand up to the complexities of the songs, often leaving the little intracacies flailing in the background. Bob Jones is certainly the main stay and his vocals are great throughout, but they’re way too high in the mix. ‘Quiet’, for instance, relies far too much on his vocals to lead the song, leaving the music in the background a little too low in the mix.
There are plenty of good songs here though. Tracks two and three are very solid rock songs with catchy choruses, although when you compare Sincerely Monroe to some of the other bands Scylla have picked up in Valencia, for instance, there’s really no competition. This is a good record, but I was half-expecting a little better.