Get In On One Righteous Soundcheck

Has it ever occurred to you to explore the passing wonderment of meet-ups on a fag break? Catfish and the Bottlemen explore one such possibility on their new single "Soundcheck" Anticipation frosts the studio session air which can thank Ryan Evan "Van" McCann for since he's got the compelling vocalist role down pat. He goes probing on the introspection tip and you can help but want to shuffle along to wherever his beautiful mind leads. D chords give the song a supercharged slice of backbone, a necessity if your band's just started making tracks in the biz and wants to blaze the trail further. Chord progressions climb ever higher as if you were watching a high school marching band's pyramid formation rising into form. By this I mean one element of the composition pops into view then the other pieces fuse with cohesiveness until you have something worth giving stadium cheers for at the jumbo stadium. "Soundcheck" isn't so peppy that you're comparing it to the "hey look at me" child clamoring for all the attention he can get his covetous mitts on. That said the ride's worth a tank of gas to see where the cruising machine's headed. Jon Barr's hefty panache on drums assures you that wherever the journey leads he's banging his way to a provocative end game. Benji Blakeway lets fly with some super bass conducive to the warm, sexually charged demeanor of the song. This ditty's about chasing after supposed forbidden fruit, and wondering if it's all that forbidden after all. Ryan's convinced soundcheck girl can satisfy his everything disproving his prior wisdom of wanting the gift wrapped bow version of life on Earth as we know it. Lyrically there's much adorable to cuddle up with. The idea of the lady falling asleep with Ryan's jacket as a cover presents images of tour bus mentality and the occasionally softened sweetness required to sign on for such an existence. Two chums on a smoking break leading to what we can only hope are bigger and better vistas. Ah, the soft stroked painting canvas of young love. Google eyes, fully loaded stares, grandiose plans of what the future might mean to them. Not a rare theme to expound upon in contemporary pop waters but the telling gets richer with each new group of audio thespians finding its way onto the scene. "Soundcheck" has the sound proving you can go farther, faster on less petrol then you might think.