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Drowning
Fish
Memories Made, Times Forgotten
(self
released)
There is a certain sorrow that comes with realizing the eyes
you’ve met across the room, are those you long to spend
the nights with. Not knowing whether this fleeting emotion will
be met with elation and joy or heartbreak. Your days become
restless, your thoughts clouded with visions of faces and sunsets
while your life has become an endless montage of candles, prom
nights and Molly Ringwalds. We’ve lived those 80’s
movies and we’ve listened to those songs of heartbreak
– its part of that thing called ‘growing up’;
all the memories we make and those times we’d like to
forget.
Whether it’s the 70’s, the 80’s or the present
day, the “innocence” of it all remains the same.
Pulling a chapter from the modern day, Drowning Fish will take
you back to all those memories. With their Beach Boys influenced
pop punk in tow, they share their stories of heartbreak, first
loves and prom nights in this impressive 15 track disc. Taking
the Beach Boys’ melodies and combining them with hooks
and ooh’s and aah’s that would make the Mr. T Experience
jealous, their sound harkens images of class room romance and
the days of falling in and out for the first time. With tracks
like “Prom Night”, “Lonely Hearts” and
the punchier, faster “There For You”, Drowning Fish
come off as fun, reminiscent and warm – avoiding that
landslide into cliché and insincerity that many fall
into.
They certainly have their niche marked out clearly – the
lyrics speak of youth, exuberance and discovering emotion while
their music accommodates such with ample results. With a bigger
recording budget, their sound will undoubtedly become fuller
– and with a few more years of experience, their song
writing and lyrical scope will expand. They most definitely
have the talent to write a heartfelt pop/love song that exemplifies
the teen years. Like their song “A Wonderful Life”,
they will soon find out that life can be sad, happy and all
in between. But like a good 80’s teen movie, Drowning
Fish have what they need to have one happy ending.
Reviewed by
Billy Maulana |
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