Mod Lang - Borrowed Time LP - (Just Add Water Records)
There is something so wonderfully refreshing about the ten songs here on this record that Detroit's Mod Lang and Just Add Water Records have masterfully collected and decided to gift the undeserving world. This record's got mid 70"s stomp and roll with thick heel drum beats and melodies so bright you can almost feel the warmth of the sun shining on your face. Like on a long, carefree summers day when you and your friends decide to drive to the local Dairy Queen with the top down. And the biggest priority in your life is how you're going to get noticed by that one person you want to notice you. And you keep debating weather or not to go to that lame ass party across town that you normally wouldn't go, but you heard they might be there. And that changes everything. Mod Lang remind me musically of early 70's bands like the Scottish band Middle Of The Road. Since we're on the subject of 70's and Scotland, maybe a little Bay City Rollers but without the cheese. Mod Lang do offer a bit more sophistication, especially in the lyrics. Like in the style of John Phillips or John Sebastian. But you've got to add in the obvious Big Star influence as well.
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Oh and by the way, did I mention that Borrowed Time is the band's debut LP! Just Add Water put out their debut 7" late last year with the amazing A-Side song "TV Star" that appears on the LP and the fantastic guitar roaring non LP B-Side track "3 + 1" which is absolutely essential! So what we have here is a Bubble Gum, Glam Rock, Power Pop sensation that comes around maybe once in generation, if we're lucky. Mod Lang may borrow a bit of the best qualities from past eras of rock n roll, but in no way can they be considered a retro rock band, that would just be a lazy comparison. The band is so much more nuanced in their song writing and are clearly students of pop music. Their unique sound resonates so deeply and profoundly that it anchors their voice in the here and now.
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