Shipwreck - House of Cards
Reviewed by mike
On House of Cards, the first of 4 EPs Illinois quartet Shipwreck has promised over a 16-month span (number 2, Walk in the Woods, has since been released), they prove the mini record might be the way to go. They unleash crunchy guitars, infectious hooks, and energetic choruses similar to Kaiser Chiefs, but their atmospheric, dreamy sound goes way beyond. The title-track opener is a foot-tapping wall of driving guitar, while “Atlantic” wonderfully recalls Radiohead’s “Subterranean Homesick Alien” in both texture and supernatural theme. Shipwreck effortlessly flows from dark to beautiful and packs a tight sound well beyond their years. Perhaps they’ve discovered it’s wiser to focus on a few great tracks at a time as opposed to hastily throwing together an album loaded with filler. [www.shipwreckband.com]