Album Review

The Front Bottoms - Talon Of The HawkThe Front Bottoms – Talon Of The Hawk

I first came across The Front Bottoms when they released their self titled album back in 2011 and I instantly fell in love with their music as the album from start to finish was a blast, instrumentally things were quite simple but pleasing yet lyrically things were big and fun as Brian Sella had so many true to life stories to tell which quite often left me with a big smile on my face.

Nearly 2 years later The Front Bottoms are back with their fourth studio ‘Talon Of The Hawk’ and my god are we in for a treat as they have wrote another cracking 12 track album which is just as fun if not better than their 2011 self titled offering.

With ‘Talon Of The Hawk’ The Front Bottoms have changed their sound slightly and gone for a fuller sounding sound as they include different instruments and sounds into the album compared to their previous albums and this is actually a big bonus as Brian Sella is still on top form telling various different tales yet this time around there is slightly more going on helps you get engrossed into the music even more, seriously 40 minutes length of the album will be over before you know it leaving you to hit the repeat button pretty quick.

‘Talon Hawk’ opens with ‘Au revoir (Adios)’ which happens to be the perfect opening track, musically the song starts off quite toned down but as the song reaches the one minute mark the excitement truly kicks in as The front Bottoms really go for it, lyrically the song is as fun and silly as any other song from the band but it’s pretty much certain that people will be screaming out “Rock N Roll” “Au Revoir” and “Adios” at future live shows.

‘Skeleton’ is bouncy number right from the off, it will have you showing your dance moves off to your neighbours as you blast the song out in your garden during the peak of the summer as let’s face it The Front Bottoms write big summer sounding songs which is best enjoyed with some sun rays and a cold cider, anyway back to the song lyrically it is wacky as Brian Sella sings about getting stoned and falling asleep with lyrics of “And I got so stoned, I fell asleep in the front seat, I never sleep in the front seat, I’m too tall, but I got so stoned”.

There is no chance of getting bored with ‘Talon Hawk’ as The Front Bottoms have a knack of never writing two songs that sound the same, you could listen to their whole back catalogue and you would never be able to put your finger on two songs that were similar, instrumentally The Front Bottoms are sounding solid these days whilst lyrically they have wrote some of the best songs of their career so far in ‘Talon Of The Hawk’, just listen to the likes of ‘Swear To God The Devil Made Me Do It’, ‘Twin Size Matters’, ‘Tattooed Tears’ and ‘Everything I Own’ for perfect examples of this.

It is safe to say that ‘Talon Hawk’ will be spinning in my CD player for the majority of the summer as The Front Bottoms are quickly becoming one of my favourite bands, if you are yet to hear The Front Bottoms or not sure if to get ‘Talon Hawk’ then seriously head over to Itunes or down to your nearest record store to purchase it now as the soundtrack to summer 2013 is here.

5/5

Review by Trigger

 Band Members

Brian Sella
Matt Uychich
 Track Listing
1. Au Revoir (Adios)
2. Skeleton
3. Swear To God The Devil Made Me Do It
4. Twin Size Mattress
5. Peach
6. Santa Monica
7. The Feud
8. Funny You Should Ask
9. Tattooed Tears
10. Lone Star
11. Backflip
12. Everything I Own
 Band Related Links
The Front Bottoms Facebook
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?