Written by Adam Gallagher
Davey Bandman's newest album 'Every River' is a massive statement from the band, showcasing every members talent.
The album starts with the echoing shouts from Mark (Vocals and Rhythm) for Joe (lead guitar) to take it away, which he certainly does that with the opening riffs of 'Leave Me Lie'. I found myself been lured in straight away from the get go, with the guitar chords ringing through out the entire length of this song. It is a fantastic track, which oozes the core talent of the band, the foundation on which Davey Bandman were made on. The ability of being able to produce a song which highlights the full extent of skills the band have.
Heavy bass gets the second track 'Every River' underway and by this point you find yourself telling yourself that you have found a hidden gem of an album. Throughout the album, you can tell the amount of attention to detail the band have put into this release.
Stripping it back to what the band is all about, the next track is 'Tall Trees', if you've never heard the song, then you certainly are missing out on what truly is one of the best songs produced within the North East. It can satisfy anyones needs within seconds of the opening chords, the slow pace of the guitar building up to a fantastically judged tempo of a song along with great vocals and a well fitted drum beat.
The stand out thing about this album, is that every song sounds so different and provides you with just a taster of what the band are capable of producing. The next song 'The Little Green Man That Lives In A Bush' is a prime example of this, this thought is echoed by 'Trouble With Jenny'. Throughout this track you can hear the influence of other bands who have inspired Davey Bandman to create music, it has hints of both Blur and Black Keys but with the raw northern talent which is held within the four piece indie rock and roll band.
'Tell Me' is the penultimate song on the album, and unlike a lot of albums I've listened to recently, the band don't give up on that tempo that is set from the first track to the very last. The stand out moment on this track is the guitar solo around half way through the song, just listening to the music ability is amazing.
The last track is a live edit of the bands locally famous cover 'Addicted To Bass', if you've never heard Davey Bandman sing this song live, listening to it on their album is just a tiny teaser of what truly is an epic all round song. Normally I see bands produce covers and they sound more or less the same, Davey Bandman have completely stripped it down and repieced it together with their own style and sound.
Overall, this album is one that has won me over massively, it has everything you'd expect from an album, amazing instrumentals, fantastic vocals and all round high tempo.
