“Girl,” The first full length studio recorded album from the Australian band named Eskimo Joe, is a true rock record start to finish. Taking a break every so often from biting guitar chords, slower songs like “Planet Earth” and “Liar” shine as much as the up-beat “Wake Up” and “Sydney Song”. Showing off their musical and lyrical diversity throughout, targeting the sounds of the 90’s grunge era to melodies and harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles. Aside from the often sweeping melodies and harmonies, a band is nothing without creative lyrics, and Eskimo Joe has plenty. A self-proclaimed "story-telling band", every song on the CD is a story – however, there are a few that stick out even on first listen. “There’s nothing underneath your bed/don’t believe what your friends said/go to heaven when you’re dead,” (Take A Rest) and “You know, you know, you know I’m a liar/I can’t, I can’t, get burnt by the fire.” (Liar) Eskimo Joe manages to talk in circles and make perfect sense at the same time with their music; maybe that’s because the band themselves really discovered their strengths before they even attempted to “make it.” Whatever the formula the Western Australian’s used…it certainly worked.
Download: “Wake Up” or “Liar”
Artist: Eskimo Joe (Kav Temperley, Joel Quartermain, Stu MacLeod)
Track Listing:
- Head Hurts
- Wake Up
- Planet Earth
- Who Sold Her Out
- Love List
- Liar
- Election
- Take A Rest
- Slow Down
- Sydney Song
- Just Like Me
- Driver
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