Creeper Lagoon - Take Back The Universe And Give Me Yesterday

Take Back The Universe And Give Me Yesterday is the major label debut from San Francisco based Creeper Lagoon. They had quite a bit of indie success with their first release I Become Small and Go and got picked up by Dreamworks. Keeping this in mind, the band is going to come under a lot of criticism for putting out an album that sounds a lot more produced than their previous discs. I will spare you the agony of hearing a music critic whine about how some indie rock band sold out because they got access to better equipment, better producers, and a nice advance to give them time to write songs. Creeper Lagoon has put themselves in the position to break into the limelight and get some much deserved attention. Take Back The Universe is chalk full of rock goodness. As soon as you put in the disc you are hit with "Chance Of A Lifetime" followed by "Wrecking Ball" (the first single), and it just gets better from there. There's no rap rock here, no heavy guitars just for the sake of heavy guitars, Creeper Lagoon uses their harmonies, dynamics (when the chorus hits, it just feels good) and some of the best hooks I've heard in a long time. The best part about Creeper Lagoon is their ability to fuse together the standard rock elements with all sorts of new devices to improve the music. Ken Andrews (Failure) mixed the album perfectly, nothing is ever too loud but there is typically some sort of little keyboard loop or tiny drum sound (even handclaps like on "Sunfair") that add so much to the overall sound. Take Back The Universe hits the CD Player and doesn't leave for weeks, repeating on "Dead Man Saloon", "Hey Sister", "Keep From Moving", "Up All Night", and the old style Creeper "Lovers Leap." [www.creeperlagoon.com]