THE ENDLESS RIVER

I don't know much about this band but judging by the music they must be Pink Floyd's biggest fans. Many bands have tried but few succeeded. It's all in the details you know: the lazy pace of the drums, the dreamy synth waves, some guy talking in the background, and those crystal clear blues guitar licks that are as bright as a puppy's eyes. Yes, this band really got all that nailed.

As to the songwriting they missed the clue completely though. The albums is made up of an endless sequence of short tracks strung together in 4 larger movements. Most of it sounds like an ode to 'Shine On', almost as if it's a premature studio outtake right from 1974. The melodies are not quite there, the guitar is searching for that brilliant sequence of notes that would stick in the world's collective memory for decades to come, but no. Finding them it doesn't. Kudos to the keyboard player though whom I'd swear is the real and unmatched mr. Wright in person. It actually made me check out 'Wish You Were Here' for the first time in ages.

THE ENDLESS RIVER. It's kind of a cool name for a band, but naming their debut album 'Pink Floyd' is maybe a bit of a risk, not that they make any attempt to hide their main influence, but actually using that name, I'm not sure this won't end in some kind of lawsuit from mr. Waters.