Cuecliché – ‘Look At The Pictures’ EP. (January 2019).
Cuecliché – London, England, United Kingdom.
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This coming January London‘s Pop-Punk three piece Cuecliché will be releasing their second EP but before we get to that a little background is required. If this is the first time you’ve come across the band then there are a few things you should be aware of…
They do a excellent rendition of ‘The Bad Touch’ by The Bloodhound Gang in a very fast and Punk-Rock fashion, they have an excellent stage presence which has been made all the tighter by new drummer Bobby and when they aren’t doing any of that, their original music manages to straddle tuneful Emo-Pop, playful Pop-Rock, pacey-Pop-Punk and sometimes, even the Skate Punk 90’s.
But enough of that! ‘Save Me’ is both the lead single of Look At The Pictures, a song we have seen before and a call back to the band’s roots and sound of their debut, One Last Chance.
Now I make this distinction because ‘Take It Away’ charges Cuecliché’s sound down a path I always knew they would. This second track carries all the melodies, dual-vocal harmonies and appeal that made the band’s Pop-edged sound what it was but only in the chorus, for the verses have capitulated in favour of a harder 90’s Skate Punk sound with some impressive guitar work that I can wholly say I didn’t expect.
If classic Yellowcard blended with an earlier and specifically Mark Hoppus-fronted Blink-182 with a dash of MxPx sounds like a Pop-Punk cocktail you wish to ingest, then the insanely quotable, youthfully exuberant and relatable ‘Puzzle Piece’ is your jam.
‘It’s Over’ may introduce itself with Easycore riffage but once the track becomes comfortable you come to see/hear what it really is. ‘It’s Over’ is a classic Cuecliché track only this time the product of a better and indeed more comfortable band.
Now the final track did leave me feeling somewhat ambiguous I have to say. The piano introduced Pop-Rock ballad itself is emotive, well written and heartfelt, carrying again hints at the golden-age of Yellowcard but also a maturity outside of the Pop-Punk spectrum but without wholly leaving it behind.
Admittedly finishing on an up-tempo track in the vein of tracks two or three would have been more expected but this is a Cuecliché release, they do what they wish, they surprise you and they do so in a fashion that in the end, you really can’t complain about!
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