“PAS NET!” True Love (Main Man) ***
True Love’s 4th album is finally here after 4 years of writing, overdubbing, redoing, remixing- you get the idea. “Pas Net!” is what Cheap Trick might sound like if they were a little more punk.
Hailing from Sinatra’s hometown, tracks from True Love’s first three albums have appeared on movie soundtracks. The bio describes this as “death-obsessed to the max (while shining) the cheerful light of pop melodies and Queen-inspired vocal harmonies on the least sunny of subjects”, a quote I use because there’s no better way to describe this album- happy sound, hard subject matter. This is guitar-driven rock & roll, more melodic than hard, and more impressive the louder it’s played. The overdriven drum sound adds an unsettling vibe to an otherwise cheerful sound, an oddly compatible mix. I’ll be listening to this for awhile.
KEY CUTS: “The Future”, “Bitter Wine”, “Ice”