The Streamers, Eastern Spirit

The Streamers, Eastern Spirit Review: Opener 'Mr Grey' is a glorious piece of sunny rock 'n' roll with wonderful use of harmonies. Lyrically the subject matter is darker than the music would suggest which is a theme that runs throughout this record. 'Dream of Freedom' for example opens with the lyric 'I saw newspapers today / Guys in black shot another man / I thought one more unsettled case / But that just happens every day'. Or how about 'I live in a basement and I don't want to see the sunlight / I live in a basement and hate all that isn't dark night' from Basement. Lyrics that scream existential angst to be set pile driving riffs and walls of feedback are saved by the bands pop sensibility.

As if to prove that this isn't just a nostalgia fest, 'Super Piggy' is an instrumental that utilises programmed drums and samples that sounds for all the world as if it was left of the Charlatans 'Wonderland' and remixed by David Holmes. Theoretically it should be utterly out of place but credit to the Streamers as it is one of the best tracks on the album. 'Again on the Road' is as rocky as Sean Yoxovic and the Streamers get, a mid paced belter allowing the band to even have a mild wig out half way through shows that these guys have plenty in reserve.