From the Bay Area comes the first recording of Grand Lake, the new project from Caleb Nichols, Port O'Brien ex-bassist (by the way, Port O'Brien have just released "Threadbare" their second album), who along with Jamenson Swanagon and John Pomeroy presents "Nevermint", an EP that barely exceeds 20 minutes and in which trough 8 tracks these Californians offers a simple and catchy rock-pop sound despite the music sometimes has a dark and melancholic mood. Although some tunes have a vague sound even not totally finished, there are songs like "Concrete Blonde On Blonde", with some little touch from The Arcade Fire sound, "She's A Hater", rhythm and perfect to dance, or "Oedipus Hex" with some power chords (although content), which show the potential of Nichols and company and make "Nevermint" an interesting first step that perhaps with a good polish could become a very good album in the near future. We'll see. -CORANNIEIT-
Gand Lake, Nevermint
500 Records, 2009
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