DOWNLOAD AND SEE: Title Tracks

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 12, 2010 6:40PM

Title Tracks' It Was Easy isn't a forceful album at first. We didn't go scrolling through out tracklists seeing out its tunes. And every time we stumbled back across one of the group's tracks, we had to ask ourselves why we waited so long to give them another listen.

Part of the explanation probably lies within former Q And Not U drummer and now lead Track John Davis' ability to whip out energetic '60s-influenced tunes. On one hand they're all pretty great and, this is going to sound weird, that may be why we keep taking them for granted. You've heard this before, and you've probably heard this style aped so often you've stopped really paying attention to it, but Title Tracksis an example of why you shouldn't allow yourself to become numb to a genre.

After a few listens it becomes apparent It Was Easy is a forceful collection of music incorporating Motown soul, new wave cut and slice, punk drive, and more than a shot of Decca inspired rock and/or roll. Sometimes we get so used to something we forget to listen o we're glad we finally opened our ears to this.

MP3: Title Tracks "Every Little Bit Hurts"

Title Tracks opens for Ted leo and the Pharmacists tomorrow, March 13, at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W Lake, 7 p.m., $15, all ages