Reynolds - Field Recordings
(Gringo)
Reynolds is a British band that stylistically kind of picks up where June
of '44 left off before Anahata. It's satisfying, well played guitar rock
full of nice Telecaster scrape and twang, crisp drumming, and buried
vocals used more for texture than message. Songs mostly lay back with
anticipatory picking and timekeeping, patiently waiting for the right
moment to burst out into angular riffs that disappear again before you
really have a chance to bang your head and think "this is heavy metal."
Reynolds don't have the impact, energy, or occasional spookiness of the
real June of '44's recordings--in reality they're probably more
comparable to Ativin or Dianogah--but if you want to hear a completely
non-sissified British take on Chicago-style rock, this is perhaps your
best chance.
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