Odd Man Out are another great band hailing from Milton Keynes. They play some fine music, just like their buddies, Phema and here they present three blinding tracks of pop rock that really get your juices going. ‘wanting more,’ ‘the great soul swindle,’ and ‘middle ground’ are all awesome tracks showing off the bands great music with well written tunes that have great vocals, awesome drumming skills and some brilliant, gritty guitar playing. This band seem to take great influence from Jimmy Eat World but although this may be true, they seem to be much more Rock heavy than the aforementioned band and as a result I think they come out a lot better off. Although I like JEW, I feel that this sound is a lot better as I prefer the harder edge and this CD definitely has that.
Here are three tunes of powerful post-hardcore/pop rock and I say the post-hardcore bit as at times they seem to break down into this and it really gives their music a harder edge that makes the music all the more interesting. The harder elements of their music add to the excitement of it all and make it the great three track that it is. My favourite track here is ‘the great soul swindle,’ as I feel that this is the track that they portray the most style on and as a result comes off the better track of the three. The vocals on this one are perfect going from post-hardcore to pop rock at the flick of a switch and the outcome of this just totally blows you away. If you like the sound of this band then check them out at their Official Site as they are an extremely great band, showing further proof that the Milton Keynes scene is one of the best in the country at the moment with many awesome bands hailing from this area.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
