After a long slumber that seemed to last forever, Deep Elm is back with a whole slew of new releases and Public Radio gets the honor of kicking off the festivities with their 5-song EP “Sweetchild”.
This Charlotte outfit plays something that is described as emotronic in the band bio. That sounds pretty disgusting, I know. But the songs on “Sweetchild” are actually pretty decent. Trust on Deep Elm to get some decent emo out there and the ‘tronic’ part is a lot more than the occasional keyboard chirping its way through a song that could’ve done perfectly without.
The cuts on here rock and come with a couple of great hooks. Drop the electronics and these songs wouldn’t look out of place on a Tom Petty album or whatever. But then in come the keyboards which make “17 Is Too Young” sound like one of the best songs never released back in the 80s.
If you’re into acts like The Postal Service, you might want to check out Public Radio… pretty sure you won’t regret it.
Score: 7 out of 10
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