Oct 24, 2012
Don't just sit there
Tell me what I wanna know
What I wanna know
Did you find love?
Have you found love?
Did you find love again?
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Don't just sit there
Tell me what I wanna know
What I wanna know
Did you find love?
Have you found love?
Did you find love again?
Lucius-Lucius (EP Review)
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to see Brooklyn band Lucius live at the Bowery Ballroom. Their performance was so enjoyable that I could not help but seek their music out after the show. Recently they released their debut, 4-song, self titled EP that I got a chance to listen to.
The EP begins with the sound of a solo acoustic guitar followed by the delicate and pure vocals on “Don’t Just Sit There”. As more instruments are added the song builds up to the chorus where the vocals really shine. “Don’t Just Sit There” is incredibly catchy with the melody and backing arrangement. It is a standard indie rock-pop song, with small hints of country influence through the use of pedal steel guitar. I think this is a song that will draw in new listeners to Lucius.
The second song “Turn it Around” starts with two vocals that sound reminiscent of fellow New York band Cults. The song uses a rhodes keyboard, but it is the percussion of the song that really stands out, counter balancing the vocals. As with “Don’t Just Sit There”, “Turn it Around” is catchy with its vocal melody and harmonies. The only weakness I found from the song was the distorted vocals, to which I would have preffered to be cleaner.
After two energetic songs the Lucius mellows out a bit with the country influenced song “Go Home”. What stands out most in this song are the vocal harmonies and how well they work together. The verses are fairly tame and relaxed in their mood throughout the whole song. As the song comes to the chorus however, this changes when the vocalists put their heart and soul when they belt “I don’t need you anyway, I don’t need you… go home!”.
The last song of the EP “Genevieve”, is similar to “Don’t Just Sit There” and “Turn it Around”, with an indie pop-rock sound to it. “Genevieve” relies a lot on rhythm from the heavy drums and the fuzz bass. As with all the previous songs the vocal melody and harmonies are very strong, which makes it easy to latch on to. The debut EP by Lucius is very strong, having little to no weak moments or songs in it. The combination of vocals with other instruments is a perfect balance, where not one overpowers the other. Filled with so many hooks, Lucius’s first EP is a great success for a debut release. Although they are fairly unknown so far, I think that if more people catch on they will be extremely popular. From seeing Lucius live and listening to this EP I am excited to follow the band and see where they go from here!
Favorite song: Don’t Just Sit There Best Vocal Performance: Go Home You might like this artist if you like: Cults
Listen to their full EP here: http://www.rdio.com/#/artist/Lucius/album/Lucius_EP/
Listen and watch the music video for “Go Home” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwoqKaXF7GI
Don't Just Sit There (Lucius)
