Album title: Youngish American
Artist: Dams of the West
Genre: Alt-Rock
Nationality: American
Release date: February 24
Position in Discography: Debut
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.77
On the whole, solo albums by drummers tend not to be a great idea. I don't know Vampire Weekend, but this is the debut of their drummer, and has garnered, it would appear, varied praise/criticism. It doesn't tell me here whether he, Chris Thomson, sings too, but I feel he may do, and if so, he's not a great vocalist. Actually, to be fair, he's not that bad – reminds me of one of the guys from The Alan Parsons Project – Chris Rainbow? Not sure. It's just the album itself is pretty much stultifyingly boring and I can't keep my attention on it. Oh wait: “Flag on the Can” is decent. The rest is pretty pedestrian and boring though. Also, why such a stupid name? Dams of the ****ing West, me arse!
And what's the deal with the picture on the album? Does not the top half of his body look too big for the legs???
Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes
Expectation Index: 0