The Postmarks -‘Memoirs At The End Of The World.’ (Unfiltered Records)
It’s quite a surprise to discover that The Postmarks are from Florida. The band’s sound and look owes much to Europe and the sweet indie-pop influenced by the sixties.
This is the group’s second album, and it starts off strongly with the song ‘No One Said This Would Be Easy’ which is a fine starting point. The problem is, though is that the record contnues in a similar vein, and by the time of the third or fourth track, attention is wandering to other things, instead of holding your attention. It picks up again with’For better…Or Worse?’ and, alas the same thing happens again. It picks up again towards the end of the record, but despite several plays I have found this album to be inconsistent throughout.
It’s a real shame because there are some great tracks here, but there’s way too much filler to keep your attention going over the course of the album. It feels like an album with some very strong singles where the rest of it is just filler…and in this day and age, if people buy their music electronically, they are going to be cherry-picking.
When it’s good, it’s very good, when it’s average…it’s just far too often.
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Memoirs At The End Of The World is out now.
Hear tracks on myspace.