I never even heard of the town Geelong in Australia and maybe I’m not alone. Maybe nobody has ever heard of the town! And those who had at some point heard about it, just forgot all about it. That might be how come they’re stuck in some kind of timewarp over there that started way back in the sixties. Yeah, that would explain a lot actually. It would sure as hell explain how The Frowning Clouds managed to capture that era’s pop sounds so well. It’s not that they’re simply ripping off other acts or paying tribute. Nope, it sounds more like they’re living the damn thing with tons of reverb, simple harmonies and equally simple yet effective riffs and a whole lot of song titles that contain either the word ‘I’ or ‘me’.
Yup, this is how the Stones used to rock back in the day before they needed oxygen bottles onstage. Whether it’s a gimmick or not, it doesn’t make “Listen Closelier” any less fun to listen to.
Score: 6.5 out of 10
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