You have to give the lads of Switches credit. From the very first track of their US debut full-length, “Lay Down The Law,” the band face the Queen references head on. “But it remains to be seen if you’ve got what it takes to be queen,” the band sings in a multipart harmony. Sure, they are referring to the song’s title, “Drama Queen,” but the energetic and catchy chorus poses an interesting question worth pondering.Elsewhere on “Lay Down The Law,” Switches keep their dancing shoes on. The album’s title track is upbeat rock whose stamping rhythm spins like a top while “Stepkids In Love” pounds steadily, falsetto vocals careening behind the deep melody. The gentleness of “The Need To Be Needed” comes across as a slightly updated (and much less upbeat) version of Cheap Trick’s “I Want You To Want” as “Killer Karma” sounds like a glossier version of Bowie.
Do Switches have what it takes to be Queen? No, of course they do not. But in their defense, while the sounds of Queen are notable in their music, there is far more to Switches than that. While “Lay Down The Law” offers a full introduction to the band, the album is, essentially, a few strong tracks that are surrounded with decent but not stellar filler. Switches go far enough with “Lay Down The Law” to grab the attention but that is where they abruptly stop.
ARTiST : Switches
ALBUM :Lay Down The Law
LABEL : Interscope
GENRE : Rock
RELEASE : 2008-03-21
ENCODER : LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
QUALiTY : 236kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 63.58 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:37:26
RELEASE iNFORMATiON
British yobs wanna party like its 1975
In light of the mild-mannered Coldplay knockoffs of the last few years, its easy to forget that British rockers used to be cocky young things, happy to bang out shout-along choruses filled with drug references.Switches remember their debut LP sounds as if it were written with soccer stadiums in mind, complete with chirpy harmonies and hooks that broadcast singer Matt Bishops ELO fixation. But the quarter throws itself into these vintage gestures with so much verve and dumb-fun exuberance that the songs, even with their simplistic, catchphrase lyrics, are hard to resist. From the g lammy pop of Snakes & Ladders to the standout KIller Karma, they make the case
for old-fashioned, smartly-executed - and winning - bombast.
In light of the mild-mannered Coldplay knockoffs of the last few years, its easy to forget that British rockers used to be cocky young things, happy to bang out shout-along choruses filled with drug references.Switches remember their debut LP sounds as if it were written with soccer stadiums in mind, complete with chirpy harmonies and hooks that broadcast singer Matt Bishops ELO fixation. But the quarter throws itself into these vintage gestures with so much verve and dumb-fun exuberance that the songs, even with their simplistic, catchphrase lyrics, are hard to resist. From the g lammy pop of Snakes & Ladders to the standout KIller Karma, they make the case
for old-fashioned, smartly-executed - and winning - bombast.
1. Drama Queen 2:57
2. Snakes And Ladders 3:35
3. Lay DownThe Law 2:43
4. Coming Down 3:16
5. The Need To Be Needed 3:32
6. Message From Yuz 2:39
7. Every Second Counts 3:30
8. Stepkids In Love 3:17
9. Lovin It 3:38
10. Killer Karma 3:57
11. Testify 4:22
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