Grunge is back and better than ever
Solid rhythms and blistering guitars are a feature of every track on Feud's debut album "Waterdog".
Frontman Greg Combrinck's voice leads the songs - his vocals standing up with great voices such as Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Jon Toogood (Shihad) and Corey Taylor (Stone Sour). The bands combination of melodies result in a familiar and yet impossible to place sound.
Dirty rocking guitars set the fast paced grungy tone in opening track 'Dying to Meat You' and are heard again on following song 'Don't Cry'. They soften the sound with 'Breathe' which could easily be mistaken for a Nirvana track. It's one of those songs that will drag you in, making you connect to the music and disconnect from the world around you.
Following that, Feud bring you back to the real world with "Through Your Eyes". With lighter guitars and poppier vocals topped by clean coherant lyrics such as "gotta make it out of here alive, maybe someday we can make it better ... I'd rather say I had the best might of my life" along with the obligatory slow down in the bridge and upbeat choruses, it moves them almost into American pop punk territory. 'Sick and Tired' continues this sound before 'Tear Away' takes it darker and 'Alkaline' gets angry with a blend of wailing and growling guitars. In contrast 'Get Out' is high quality, pure fun, providing a Jimmy Eat World/Weezer with depth type of feeling.
Each song has it's own sound while staying true to Feud's style, drawing you in and evoking emotions ranging from silly energetic fun through to dark disconnecting numbness. They're catchy as hell and you'll soon find yourself singing along.
From deep angsty grunge to light angsty pop punk, Feud bring together a plethora of sounds from the 90's / 2000s and blend them into an extremely listenable, polished album. It's safe to say it's one of the strongest debuts and best albums to hit the rock scene in a long time.