Socratic - Just Turn

Band Members
Duane - Guitar, Vocals
Kevin - Guitar, Vocals
Vincent - Piano, Vocals
Thomas - Percussion
Louis - Bass

SocraticMusic.com
Myspace.com/Socratic



Tracklisting
1. Turn
2. Blend In
3. The Spanish Singer
4. I Haven’t Seen You in Years
5. Storms Over Paradise

Made up of five youngish-looking gents who know how to dress themselves, Socratic is a band that can be easily pictured singing at the front of a coffee-lounge-turned-concert-space.
Their debut EP 'Just Turn' – Recorded on Drive Thru Records – is a small collection of songs that represent the band in a soft and surprisingly melodic outburst of sound that is, all-in-all very pleasing to the ear.

The opening track (titled Turn) is a catchy one; comfortable with itself and the band that wrote it. It gives the listener a good taste of what this band has the potential to do, and trust me when I say that Socratic has a lot of potential.
My only issue with this particular EP is the awkwardness of some of the lyrics (mainly in the song Blend In) and the somewhat casual disregard with which words like “shit” and “fuck” are dropped mid-verse, but while 'Blend In' is an admittedly awkward track lyrically, it gives the singer a chance to stretch his vocal chords – and stretch he does. One thing is certain, lead singer Duane can sing. His voice is a flexible thing that manages to settle snuggly over-top of the music and has the potential to be the one thing that will transport the listener into the band’s music-spun world.

This is a band that has a great deal of potential. Their songs seem to genuinely stem from the very essence of life itself, and more than one track holds within in it a small bite of nostalgia – exceptionally conveyed through the lyrics and the way the music is strung together and performed. And while the subject matter could very well be considered clichéd, this band needs to be given the chance to really grow and expand before they are written off.
The only concern I have regarding Socratic would be the translation of these tracks from a controlled studio sound to the chaos of an underground bar, lounge or concert hall – but it has been done before, and done well.

Just Turn is a wonderful little EP. Made up of five songs, each as well delivered and lyrically riveting as the next, it provides the music-loving public with a good taste of what Socratic has the potential to become.


Review by Einat Brigler


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