STYLE: Rock RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 7018-6797 LABEL: Flicker FLD2612 FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1 RELEASE DATE: 2003-02-07 RRP: £10.76
Reviewed by Nick Castle
Catchy piano based pop tunes is the deal in Swift land. This debut album from an American band who sound more like Ben Folds in style, than Coldplay (piano-led) with more of an All Star United vocal. The sound works, there are cool harmonies and soaring guitars removing the potential twee-ness. It is hard to feature a piano so prominently in a band and keep it credible, but this is what The Swift have managed creating a new sound within the CCM industry. Sometimes however, the songs are too predictable and I would prefer more experimentation with ideas. The choruses may be catchy but there is a whole that a couple of album tracks would fit in nicely. Instead we have an album of packed with potential singles, which for some is a great thing, but for me lacks any breathing space.
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