The Dolittles - The Domino Effect
After much hard work and touring of Taiwan where the band are currently based, The Dolittles are now ready to release some of their material upon a UK music loving public in the form of ‘The Domino Effect’.
The first thing that caught my ear was the vocals of Andy Goode and how much they bought back memories of hearing Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Kiedis belting out hits such as ‘Over the Bridge’, ‘Can’t Stop’ and ‘Californication’. This is certainly something to be appealed by when listening.
Opening on a mix of harmonica, guitars, drums and goodness knows what else I was intrigued by what was to follow. There are some rather subtle, persistent yet lenient melodies that first erupt from The Dolittles on the opener ‘Burning Hemingway’. As the record continues, the title track is more rock, less exploration into compiling as many different sounds as possible into a piece of music and more about construction of something with an effervescent melody and emotionally arresting. ‘Secret Fire’ is more fluctuant then ‘Let The Leaves Fall’ sounds as though it could belong to a completely different band; it is so tender and peaceful. There are also some soaring harmonies with a female vocalist. Like wise ‘Treading Water’ is epic with its soaring harmonies (reminiscent of ‘Cry Little Sister’ from The Lost Boys soundtrack) and graceful guitar riffs. Placed between these two songs is ‘All This Flesh,’ which has fast paced drumming that instantly hits out.
The Dolittles have an album of ten tracks scheduled for release later in the year and I personally can’t wait. If these six songs are anything to by, watch out for a huge celebration of music heading your way soon.