TIN SPIRITS

4. Binary Man muscular riff and complex tune, on a progressive search where the voice seems to just accompany the notes 5. Little Eyes arrives with this metronomic guitar phrasing; hypnotic to better capture the ear; level of his self who digs to look for reminiscences, Joe JACKSON comes to me, otherwise the fruity jazzy guitar on the great masters of jazz of course; the finale is heavier, more rock, a little on VELVET, LOU REED, CLAPTON, uncompromising rock 6. Wrapped and Tied looks back at a musical artifact, the kind of thing you don't know how it was created in the first place; the crazy break with the bass in front, a sweet moment 7. She Moves Among Us for the delicious guitar arpeggio, the thing you want to reproduce; halfway through you are surprised by this semi-Andalusian drift which rocks you; on headphones you are overwhelmed by the notes 8. Garden State for the eponymous title, uncompromising rock, fruity sound yes I already wrote it, melodic yes too, mystery, a progressive evolution with these chiseled guitars yes; TIN SPIRITS yes which shows above all that prog can be played without keyboards and that is important in my opinion; music should be played according to this principle, to please oneself, to please others without looking for clichés of the genre, just to play notes which together create a serene, tranquilizing and enjoyable climate; a difficult title to analyze, to dissect, just to let yourself be invaded by their unique sound.

There was the BEATLES, there was XTC, there was TIN SPIRITS for the taste of melody, that's it.

''Wired to Earth'' draws influences from the modern Prog Rock scene, containing also injections from the vintage Prog Rock era, especially during the twisting guitar moves and the elaborate vocal harmonies, while they also made an attempt to cover ''Back in NYC'' from Genesis' ''The lamb lies down on Broadway''.Their material is mostly based on sharp riffs, atmospheric guitar distortions and powerful rhytms, reminding mostly of acts in the vein of PORCUPINE TREE.RUSH are always a reference point, but the vocal parts are mostly in the vein of BIG BIG TRAIN and similar bands.The music is fresh and breezy with some good melodies and smooth guitar soloing among a storm of more dynamic leads and there are even connections to the classic XTC sound.Not very complex material as a whole, the true power of the album comes from the excellent vocals and the ability of the two guitarists to switch between atmospheric and heavier passages.The two longer tracks, ''...and go'' and ''Broken'' are good examples of guitar-oriented Art/Prog Rock with a beautiful lyricism and a certain comfort on both mellow and energetic guitar instrumentals.

Convincing guitar-fronted Prog Rock with series of great solos, riffs and rhythms, highlighted also by the sentimental vocal deliveries.Not very flexible, but still well-played and memorable stuff.Recommended.