Giving You a Plethora of Genres, Thirsty Curses Release Self-Titled Debut (Album Review)

Thirsty Curses are a garage rock band that originate from North Carolina, comprising of singer/songwriter Wilson Getchell who also plays guitar and piano, Kelley Otwell on lead guitar, Phillip Harrington on the drums, and Clayton Herring on bass. The band cover a vast array of rock sub genres within their self-titled debut album, which is out on November 8th.

The opening track 'VHS Release' is very pop punk, with sounds akin to Blink 182 and Greenday, it proves to be very different to the rest of the tracks on the album. There's a few indie/ alternative tracks on the ten track debut, like 'Smash Hit', 'Racing Through the Daze', 'You Don't Have to Tell Me' and 'I Want to Wreck Your Car' and there is also some tracks with a country rock twang like, 'Bruises on Your Shoulder' and 'Slice of Paradise'. However the stand off on the album has to be 'Cold Black Ink' an old school blues track, Getchell's vocals compliment the blues genre wonderfully, the only fault about the track, (which isn't really) is that I think what would really give this track that extra edge would be a brass instrument.

'Bruises on Your Shoulders' is a rather raw track, with piano accompanying Getchell's voice which allows you to hear the vocals more clearly, exposing Getchell's wide vocal range as he hits the high notes. Country track, 'Slice of Paradise' talks about life on the road, and not wanting to return back to the reality of a manual day job. "I'm feeling blue, got in an existential mood saying every day is ordinary I can't find the will to to tie my shoes. It was a good week on the road, but now it's back to digging holes." Meanwhile 'You Don't Have to Tell Me' is a fun, upbeat song with an indie jive to it, but with a more somber meaning, "I don't know how to explain it, there's not much I can say yeah, I'm a total mess and I'm all over the place."

There is a few songs on the album that do stand out like, 'Smash Hit', 'You Don't Have to Tell Me', 'Slice of Paradise' and 'Cold Black Ink' and the vast array of genres do show off different skills, however I think Thirsty Curses sound needs to be more cemented. Instead of recording a plethora of genres, find a few that really work for the band and stick with it. The blues track 'Cold Black Ink' is by far the best on the album, and I would like to hear more music that sounds like that - it sounds strong, and that is what should be aimed for every song.

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