Brand New Sin Tequila
Century Media Records 2006
By Adam McAuley
A tequila of fairly solid mélange of stoner rock with a sort of drunken hard rock vibe is on display here. Theyre fairly similar to bands like Down in this respect, though I must say that I infinitely prefer Anselmo as a vocalist to the one here. His sub-standard vocals are slightly washed away by the relatively solid music at hand, however, which is perhaps heavier than one would expect for the style.
It has a fairly solid groove and some exciting moments mixed in with the very southern-type music, but there is something slightly missing that makes this just another standard record instead of a bolstering one that catches you with superb grooves and makes you bang your head with excitement. Unlike album I reviewed by the band Harms Way fairly recently, for example, they dont seem to take an established sound and push it in their own unique way, but rather take a slight fall from a rather uninteresting tone that has been done better before and only has a feeling of going through motions or something here.
Regardless, Brand New Sin are fairly competent at the dirgy groove portrayed by bands like Down, though they have a bit more of a intoxicated rocky sound, for sure. The songs are fairly catchy and enjoyable, but dont quite reach out and grab you as much as you might hope. Theyre also brought down further by slightly annoying vocals. Overall, something to check out if you like the style, but its definitely been done better, probably even by this band themselves.
6.5/10
Official Brand New Sin Website
Official Century Media Website
Century Media Records 2006
By Adam McAuley
A tequila of fairly solid mélange of stoner rock with a sort of drunken hard rock vibe is on display here. Theyre fairly similar to bands like Down in this respect, though I must say that I infinitely prefer Anselmo as a vocalist to the one here. His sub-standard vocals are slightly washed away by the relatively solid music at hand, however, which is perhaps heavier than one would expect for the style.
It has a fairly solid groove and some exciting moments mixed in with the very southern-type music, but there is something slightly missing that makes this just another standard record instead of a bolstering one that catches you with superb grooves and makes you bang your head with excitement. Unlike album I reviewed by the band Harms Way fairly recently, for example, they dont seem to take an established sound and push it in their own unique way, but rather take a slight fall from a rather uninteresting tone that has been done better before and only has a feeling of going through motions or something here.
Regardless, Brand New Sin are fairly competent at the dirgy groove portrayed by bands like Down, though they have a bit more of a intoxicated rocky sound, for sure. The songs are fairly catchy and enjoyable, but dont quite reach out and grab you as much as you might hope. Theyre also brought down further by slightly annoying vocals. Overall, something to check out if you like the style, but its definitely been done better, probably even by this band themselves.
6.5/10
Official Brand New Sin Website
Official Century Media Website
