I sometimes wonder what ’90s
indie rockers Dinosaur Jr. would
think of New Brunswick grunge
veterans Dinosaur Eyelids. Would
they like their fusion of pop, punk
and heavy noise? Would they
think sometimes they are a bit to
derivative for their own good?
They might think both of the Lids’
latest LP, “Sticker Shock,” which
kicks off with what may be one of
the band’s best songs, “Shake,” an
exciting rager that could make a
dead man dance while making a
stoner smile. “Shake” was the Makin
Waves Song of the Week.
But from there, “Sticker Shock”
doesn’t offer much in the way of
originality. That doesn’t mean it
isn’t good. It is. But it is with the
band’s influences stickered all off
their flannel sleeves. Overt nods to
Nirvana, The Strokes, Nuggets and
Neil Young make up the rest of the
11-song collection.
“Shake” may be their best song,
but they’ve yet to top their best
LP, 2014’s “Bypass to Nowhere.”
That said, I congratulate this band
on still rocking out six years later,
as well as five years before that,
which is an impressive feat in today’s
fickle, fleeting world of indie
rock.
Listen to “Shake” by Dinosaur Eyelids
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