Shapes of Race Cars: Power
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By Jeremy Azevedo
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Shapes of Race Cars is an independent indie/glam rock band you and your lady-piece can both agree upon. Lead singer/songwriter Dylan Champion has managed to combine the Sunset Strip cock rock swagger that you probably like with the pretty-boy pop melodies that your girlfriend (and the radio) loves. |
The end result is kind of like listening to a mix tape of The Hives most spastic garage rockers mashed together with The Fray’s minimalist ballads. This may sound like an incongruous combination at first, but by the second half of the album it becomes apparent how well the different stylistic approaches compliment one another.
As an album, “Power” starts out strong with the title track, also called “Power”, a clever and catchy rock song about greedy willful women. The next few tracks shift gears into a mellower style before jumping back into rock mode with the crowd-pleasing sing along “Sound the Alarm”. The last song on the album, “Apocalypse Hurts” is a vintage-y John Cougar Mellencamp style rocker that is the polar opposite of the song that started the album out, which just goes to show how versatile the band can be.
I’d be lying if I told you that I know just what in the hell “Shapes of Race Cars” actually means in this context, as the name of a band… but like SORC’s unique brand of hook-y power pop, it certainly grows on you.
Score: 7 out of 10
+1 if you love vintage garage rock
-5 if you bought this album thinking that the name had something to do with NASCAR
We recently had the opportunity to film Shapes of Race Cars doing an exclusive performance of “Power” at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles for CraveOnline Soundcheck. Check it out right HERE! Check back next week for another exclusive video with Shapes of Race Cars: a comedy short starring SORC and the world’s second most famous giant green monster!
