Caves: Get On With It Review

Just when we thought that the new wave revival was simmering down, here come Caves. The Killers followed up their indie new wave creation Hot Fuss with a more americana rock inspired Sam’s Town. We’ve heard less from bands like Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs over the past year. But just because the new wave revival had already hit its crescendo doesn’t mean bands aren’t still working from that same pallet.

With that said, here are Caves, a band who takes on the new wave revival with full force-- reminding us of the Sandanista! days of The Clash, and more recent bands such as the previously mentioned Franz Ferdinand. The guitar throughout the album primarily has an almost reggae style flare with quick single strums reverberated with heavy echo. The rhythm guitar focuses mainly on sticking to playing the lower part of the neck to maintain a distinct high pitch. The syncopated beats are powerful and are easily one of the most present pieces to their sound. The vocals are filled with enough pomp and bombast to give extra life to the music.

Caves have enough hooks to be memorable, but nothing that sticks to the core as say The Killers have been able to do. There is certainly a place for them in the genre, in fact, they fit rather nicely, but odds are they won’t be breaking through to the mainstream as many bands before them have. If this album came out just a few years earlier then I wouldn’t be surprised to see them equally as big as The Bravery.

Grade: B