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Proud Simon – Night of Criminals
Proud Simon is a 5-piece band out of Brooklyn, NY. There tends to be a huge diversity of music that comes out of what could be called the indie rick epicenter of the world. Proud Simon is no different with their Americana/folk/country style.
Their release of Night of Criminals reaches stores on November 11th and while this is a little bit early, my experience with reviewing albums is best when I just share my ideas as if they were fresh. (Thanks to Team Clermont for sending albums way too early in advance).
Anyway, I actually struggled with their sound. It comes off feeling a bit odd or strange. There’s seem to be a bit of a clash between the music and vocals. However, it becomes apparent that the album itself is a grower otherwise I wouldn’t have picked it up.
One of their better songs is Clockwork On and On but at one point, I hated the intro and it just didn’t work for me. Towards the end, though the music saves the day. The music itself is a little difficult to put my finger on though they do call themselves a mix of Americana with indie rock. The way I would describe it would be country-style vocals with Americana/folk style riffs but otherwise I’m stuck.
I tend to find all songs growers or my initial reaction to each track as quite poor considered to my reaction afterwards. Proud Simon doesn’t take a straightforward path to their songs, they do different things that tend to come of as ‘weird’. Proud Simon is better when they keep things straightforward though their creativity does make them stand out for better or worse.
This album is solid, not spectacular but not everything I review has to be. Maybe this might be up your alley.
Rating: 3.5/5
Clockwork On and On by Proud Simon
One Night Stand On Cadium Yellow Avenue by Proud Simon
