Timing they say, is everything… well sympathise with Brighton-based rockers InTechnicolour, whose last release, the strong Big Sleeper, was released just in time for the first lockdown. Promoting it therefore proved difficult but, they’ve bounced back and have a brand new offering called Midnight Heavyweight to follow that debut. The four-piece consists of Tobie Anderson on vocals, Dave Jackson on guitar, Vlad Matveikov on bass and Sam Coveney on drums (plus the keyboards are credited to Simon Organ).
If you need comparisons, then I would suggest the structures and ethos of bands like Mastodon or Kyuss would be closest although they do have their own identity. This is evidenced best on the opener, ‘Bloodmoonshine’, as loose riffing leads to heavy rolling rock with clever melodies, both instrumental and vocal, overlying the weight, although it veers to death-ish metal for the last forty seconds. ‘Tokyo Dream’ has light, shade, and depth to reflect the title. ‘Turn It Loose’ brings sophisticated puckishness to the melodic harmonies; ‘Making Friends With Shadows’ starts U2 but quickly evolves into an almost commercial song that has crossover appeal. Best of all is the six-minute opus that is ‘Eastman.’ The gentle, sparse intro builds to a clever, plodding riff that helps build the prog-like drama and neatly end this solid album.
A varied set from a band growing in confidence and skill… the first album was good, this is even better so give it a listen.
