The Pattern - 'Real Feelness' (Wichita)
4/5
By: Toby L
The Pattern's 'Real Feelness' is a storming and timely reminder of the current era in music - and, specifically, rock 'n' roll. For sure.
With many European regions having become overtaken lately by US acts domineering gig-circuits and airwaves alike, it's little wonder how easy it is for groups such as this to break down the doors within such locations and pummel out their brand of sweat-drenched guitar-gems to universal acclaim. With The Pattern, however, where the formula changes to their fellow contemporaries is via their sense of tradition and - without any japing implied - pulse.
Take this, their debut-LP, for instance: long-awaited, and combining just twelve compositions plucked from their extensive archive of high-energy and immediately likeable tune-frenzies in around thirty minutes - but, still, recorded in a mere two weeks. It's also produced by At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta specialist, Alex Newport. And doesn't even leave out the moments where exuberant and effervescent leader Chris Appelgren fails to hit the notes, instead preferring untamed substance, as opposed to restrictive efficiency.
Relentless, from the moment you press play on your CD-player, from start to finish, it's as if you've just unleashed five rampant tigers into your speakers. During mating-season. And it's the last point which is, oddly, of relevance - for 'Real Feelness' is a very sexy record; its never-ending collision of hyped-up hooks and unashamed boldness triggering off the right cues for some seriously dirty lovin'.
Particularly peaking in opener 'Fragile Awareness', the bass-drums heavy 'The Best Hate The Rest' and the feisty 'Selling Submarines', if you like your music sincere, quick and guaranteed to quicken your heart-rate and raise the temperature in your house no matter what time of the year it is, stick this steaming sauna on - and get groovy.
Artists in this article: The Pattern
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