The Reindeer Section - Son of Evil Reindeer

What happens when oddles of drab Scottish indie rockers unite for an album’s worth of material? Nothing much according to Son of Evil Reindeer. Despite filling members of the atmospheric rockers in Mogwai into their ranks as well as Belle & Sebastian, Astrid, Idlewild, Teenage Fanclub and Arab Strap; the Reindeer Section fail to make an impact or lasting affect with their rainy day rock that merely drizzles when it should rain cats and dogs. Although the Reindeer Section sift through 26 members of prolific indie rockers, their sophomore outing churns out typical indie guitar pop that bases its sound on acoustic guitars, meandering piano and honking horns. Stale and bland, Son of Evil Reindeer does little more than dub down all the members’ main bands into three-minute songs that tap little emotion and practically parody dismal indie rock usually exported from Scotland. If nothing else, this collective of lite-rockers add yet another example to the already proven theory: Quality, not quantity, is ultimately what matters. [www.reindeersection.com]