NO ALBUM LEFT BEHIND: A series where we revisit all the records we missed until now. Today, bcsalmon looks at cabanawearband's self-titled debut, a record that 'sounds like a lightning storm but feels like a warm blanket.'
has reviewed about 300 albums. Yet, hundreds—if not thousands—of albums have slipped through the cracks. This December, we’re delighted to launch a new series called, in which our core team of critics reviews some of their favorite records we may have missed the first time around, looking back at some of the best overlooked releases of 2019.They’re out of vogue right now, and that’s OK—fuzzy electric guitars have had more than their fair share of the spotlight over the years.
In this case, those days are the mid-1990s, and the bands that Cabana Wear calls to mind are groups like, Weezer and Superdrag—acts that surfaced in the wake of grunge and were too extroverted for indie-rock and too sweet for punk. Here, the main goal is usually to pair an effervescent vocal melody with guitars that sound like they could bore a hole into the side of a mountain.
Against this backdrop, Cabana Wear acquits itself nicely. Without question, the band has all its pedals plugged in, as heard on the first track, “Get Well,” a three-minute chunk of hard-charging ear candy that makes liberal use of one chord as singer/guitarist Brian Mietz sings of the physical manifestations of anxiety., where highlights include songs called “Scaredy Horse,” “Bother You” and “Least Comfortable Me.
Elsewhere, the band is never afraid to linger melodically—a trait that both differentiates their sound and givesan oddly satisfying feel. Across the album, they regularly lock onto one chord and stay there for a while. And Mietz often holds notes for longer than is typical for a rock singer or he’ll sing several words without changing notes . It’s an interesting technique that seems to run against the conventions of power-pop, where lively melodies rule.
If that sounds like an impossible combo, it’s not. That’s just the power of fuzzy electric guitars in very, very capable hands.
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