Charge of the Light Brigade - The Defiant Ones album review
Submitted by Mike 1 year 11 weeks ago
Mannequin Phono Records
By: Alex Young
The Canadian rock sensation Charge of the Light Brigade is breaking through to audiences across North America and Europe with their bold debut album “The Defiant Ones”. Charge of the Light Brigade has a rugged flare for bringing raw yet melodic sounds of alternative rock to life alongside the boisterous style of indie darlings like The National and Band of Skulls. “The Defiant Ones” also features dynamic drum beats, punchy bass lines, jagged guitars, and haunting piano passages.
Many of the band’s songs are stories of hopeless romance, the lust for life, and finding the will to look for the light of inspiration during dark times, all told through lead singer Luke Snyed’s enrapturing voice. The song “The Fastest of the Losers” tells a classic tale of how some people take pride in being at the top of a scrap heap just to know someone in the world has it worse than they do. However, the track “Young Love” is infused with so many guitar hooks they might as well be raining from the sky, as the rhythm section blasts through rapid fire dance grooves that allow Sneyd’s voice to float overtop.
All in all, the album serves as a great throw back to the alternative sounds of garage rock legends like the Pixies, and sounding equally influenced by modern artists like The National or Phoenix. The songs on “The Defiant Ones” are held together with heartbroken melodies wrapped up in Sneyd’s ravaged vocals that will leave speechless anyone searching for Canada’s next indie rock sensation.
