Strawdaze "Sei" Nemeton Records NR 04/15
Release date: July 20, 2015
Running time: 37:35, 11 tracks
Release date: July 20, 2015
Running time: 37:35, 11 tracks
“Sei” is the follow-up to Strawdaze’s “Senza Rotta” EP from 2012. The six-piece Italian band has signed with a folk-metal label, Nemeton Records, and has delivered an interesting debut album. The main points are the same, a sound based on Mirko’s tin whistle and Marco’s banjo where the band merges some Dropkick Muyrphys influences with and Italian punk attitude and a songwriting based only on self-penned songs.
Banjo and tin whistle shine on the perfect opening track, “Tu chi sei?”. “In clasifica” has a guitar beginning and great tin whistle and fiddle work (Violin played by guest Andrea Rinaldi). “Esplodi” has a Flogging Molly vibe and little by little becomes harder in the Ramones from the “Too Tough to Die” era vein.
“La tua ultima dose” is the fast-paced Celtic punk number featuring mandolin that will make you jump and shout. “Immobili” is another highlight with amazing banjo picking and tin whistle arrangements.
“La rivolta del cammello” is an infectious reggae number with chorus in English (Davide Torregiani guests on sax) while “In una vetrina” is a ska punk track.
“Diritto di plaggio” has a guitar intro à la AC/DC, showing a different side of the band. And the closing number, “Un altro autunno” follows a different path too, moving to the folk-metal ballad side.
“Sei” comes in a digipack together with an eight page booklet. All the lyrics and credits are stated on the booklet. The album has been produced by Strawdaze and Carlo Izzo, who also engineered, mixed and mastered the songs. The final result is quite good and the tin whistle gets the right treatment in the final mix.
Strawdaze keep on evolving as a band and have been able to confirm all the expectations. Congrats to them for focusing on their own material. Highly recommendable album.
01 - Tu Chi Sei? (Who are You? ) 03:47
02 - Diritto di Plagio (Right of Plagiarism) 02:27
03 - Immobili (Properties) 04:18
04 - Scegli (Choose) 03:44
05 - Cenere (Ash) 02:32
06 - La Rivolta Del Cammello (The Camel Uprising) 04:29
07 - La Tua Ultima Dose (Your Last Dose) 03:05
08 - In Classifica (In Ranking) 03:07
09 - In Una Vetrina (In a Showcase) 03:30
10 - Esplodi (Explode) 02:51
11 - Un Altro Autunno (Another Autumn) 03:28
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Review by Kinksmarkham
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