SALUTE MARY-Lonely Escapades CD-EP

The opening track starts out with this deliberate drum beat as an upper register guitar lead almost verges on feeding back as the drum simmers to a clatter and deep bass swirls around the sudden emergence of the brooding lead vocal. The vocalist then suddenly goes all angst-ridden for a brief moment heralding the arrival of the crash of spiralling guitars before the song drops back to the stripped-down impassioned verses with a mix of feelings that encompass haunting to menacing before the guitars flare once again, the rhythms start to drive, but it's all only allowed to take off so far before the verse reappear, each time the vocal still dark and impassioned, the drama of the song contrasting with the solar heat of the band when the guitars ride out and the whole thing erupts. “Hanging From Trees” is more overtly solid throughout, still contrasting light and shade on the vocal and instrumental sections, this time with a more anguished lead vocal as the track possesses more bite and venom, less haunting, as the band crunch forward with choppy drums, twangy bass, sizzling guitars and what sounds like a sinuous violin running underneath for extra textural depth. The song itself exists in a sea of passion, angst and yearning, as the band twang and drive, choppy mid-paced rhythms underpinning mellow, solid bass and chiming, rising guitars as the pace accelerates and the band start to burn towards a brief fiery finale. “Alibi” is more urgent in a sort of New York Dolls-meet-Stones vein as the song drives forward with an impassioned lead vocal, bursts of instrumentation, a bluesy heart and vibrant playing from the whole band. Finally, “Vivid Pale” starts with searing feedback-laced guitar over gently solid rhythms and deep bass as a decidedly Pearl Jam-esque vocal strides out on a song that flares out at all angles with guitar eruptions, gently rolling rhythms, chiming guitar undercurrents and soaring harmonies as the bass comes and goes right upfront in an ocean of fuzz as the song chops and changes, led by the impressive and heartfelt angst of the lead singer who really delivers the goods. In its way, a most amazing amalgam of Seattle, Scottish indie, seventies New York and blues-rock all in a contemporary indie melting pot and one sure fire winner of an EP

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