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MirrorlineDouble Dot Independent Mirrorline, in one form or another, have been playing to Adelaide crowds since the sweet and innocent age of fifteen. Back in those days their demos displayed a free and remarkable talent, left unfocussed by maturity and musical historicity (or, to put it another way, they were a great band who felt quite comfortable ripping off equally great bands to the delight of their contemporaneous audiences). Nowadays, they are a much more interesting and musical band, the kind that make you gasp in awe; although I think they have dispensed with the pop hooks prematurely. A bit of repetition doesn't always go astray, after all. This, their second EP, is a strange collection of tracks with nary a hook in sight, put together by the unambiguous talents of local genius Aidan Moyse (late of conspicuous influence Bad Girls Of The Bible). First track Wanda, Mirrorline's ubiquitous set closer, is a fantastic track from a guitarist's viewpoint but strikes me as quite empty from a listener's perspective. The other two tracks, The Busker and Daisy, in spite of Tom Spall's slightly loose screaming, cleverly construct musical worlds to charm and dismay built on some of the best sounding drums and guitars I've ever heard - but, also, have something missing. On an album, these would be three inspired tracks adding intrigue to a larger collection; on their own, they don't pack the requisite punch for true greatness. That said, Mirrorline have really come into their own lately and I suspect a debut LP would be an absolute corker.  |
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