Lost In Space - Excuses

This song opens with brilliantly experimentative guitar that is soon joined by the rest of the band. The bouncy, exuberant beat works well, and is retained through the majority of the song to great critical effect. I feel that the bass is to be commended - it isn't afraid to stray away from the root notes in the verses and it really drives song.

The vocals in the verse are performed well - but I feel that in the chorus, they are too restrained - perhaps because of my own tastes.
The guitars should be talked about on this song. Both interact with each other well and the solo towards the end is interesting - rather than the solo be played over a nonchanging riff, it is the solo that largely stays the same and the riff behind it that chops and changes - a clever way of dividing the audience's attention. I feel as if the two guitarists sat down and really planned out how this was going to work - it is not something that could simply be 'jammed' as many solo's - however commendable - can be. Another example of how the guitars work well is in the post chorus' and second verses - in the former, the instrument is utilised to add an interesting layer an octave higher, while in the verses, it is lightly overdubbed ontop of the song filling the empty space in the higher frequencies, while barely being noticed. For me, this is what lead guitar should do. The tone is also good - subtle and I beleive using either reverb or very tight and close delay effects. I feel this song to be a good example that rock music can be played without the need for excessive distortion - this bands guitars are not nearly as heavy as some other bands and they sound great for it - filling the space using technique and good recording rather than just a ProCo RAT on full.
In summary, a well recorded and executed track, with interesting interactions between the muscians and listener.
7.5/10

-Harry Loker
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