Posts Tagged ‘Some Things Last Longer Than You’

DOE – ” Sincere “

Posted: October 19, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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London three-piece Doe spit fire with words. On their debut full-length each song packs a punch with snarky lyrics and heated vibes, delivered with feeling by vocalist Nicola Leel. “Some Things Last Longer Than You” is intense and insanely hooky with each track evoking volumes of emotion from sinister to personal to raw.

Doe is particularly interesting due to their lack of a bass player. But with the efforts of Leeds producer Matthew Johnson (Hookworms) intensifying Doe’s sound, you can’t even tell the bass doesn’t exist. Doe has made it very prevalent on Some Things Last Longer Than You that they are A-OK. One of the standout things about this record is the constant dueling of male and female vocals being a huge focal point, making for delicious harmonies.

Doe is Nicola Leel, Jake Popyura and Dean Smitten. The trio formed in early 2013 when Leel and Popyura met through an ad and bonded over a mutual love of horror flicks. Since then, Doe has been pumping out infectious indie rock sprinkled with punk. The band pulls from artists like Sleater-Kinney, Weezer and The Breeders with crunching guitars and pounding drums.

Some Things Last Longer Than You is mean. It’s perfect for when you’re feeling extra angsty and want that feeling of satisfaction and a little vengeance so elegantly lined with punk-tinged indie pop. The record begins with “No. 1” which is not only clever, but also incredibly catchy. Who doesn’t like a song about not taking shit from anyone? . “Monopoly” gives off Los Campesinos! vibes throughout its chorus, with buzzy guitars and catchy riffs. It’s a pop tune that is super pissed off. You can hear Nicola executing lyrics about having to bite your tongue until the chorus comes about with its total release and emotional explosion.

“Sincere” features back and forth vocals between Nicola and Jake make such a great contrast, evoking the confrontation that is happening throughout. The end of the track is just so solid with “sincere” being screamed repeatedly, trying to get its point across to the listener. “Turn Around” features distorted guitars balanced with vocal back and forth play, making for really good pop garage punk tunes. The harmonies on this record are so juicy.

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Some Things Last Longer Than You is confrontational, exposing a look inside the personal thoughts in someone’s head. The closing track “Something To Tell You” is sung as a confessional about self-doubt and mixed emotions how to be a good person. It’s got nasty screeching guitars that have lyrics to match, making it feel extra raw.
You can buy Doe’s debut album via Old Flame Records.

DOE – ” Sincere “

Posted: July 7, 2016 in MUSIC
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Punk is not immune to dudes lecturing women about womanhood. Truth is, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and well, actuallys. After a collection of EPs, Doe’s debut album, Some Things Last Longer Than You, hits these fakes square in the head with ridiculously hooky, heavy rock songs that look to The Breeders, Weezer and Sleater-Kinney. It’s a significant step up from the punk-leaning London trio’s early recordings, produced by Hookworms’ Matthew Johnson with sharp counter-melodies between guitars (no bass, thank you) and the tightly braided harmonies of guitarist Nicola Leel and drummer Jake Popyura.

“A lot of the themes on the album center around not taking s*** from anyone, and although it’s quite scathing in places, it’s musically playful and has a wry charm (I think),” Leel tells NPR. “We can’t bloody wait to play all the songs live to hopefully more than three people.”

“Say all the right things / Watch as the praise rolls / Give them the answers that they’re looking for / Then congratulate yourself on doing nothing,” Leel seethes early in “Sincere.” She doesn’t let up from there, as the album’s first single navigates riff-fueled rage and head-bobbing pop between fits of frustration about “being continually undermined by someone who’s pulling the wool over people’s eyes,” Leel says. “When we wrote the song, I was feeling particularly pissed off at dudes trying to explain my own experiences to me under the guise of good intention.

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