Jets Overhead - Bridges
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Jets Overhead is a group that I missed when "Bridges" was released. I would still be missing them, as well, if it weren't for a key moment in this week's House where a track from the album, "Where Did You Go?," plays. I saw the episode twice and both times I thought "I really like that song."
I reckoned that Jets Overhead's album would be a good one to review on Las Vegas Critics, so I obtained a copy. My first impressions of the vocals were that they were very vaguely reminscent of King's X's take on The Beatles vocal style, but only barely so and only for for a short moment. The second track, "Killing Time," has an open chord sort of thing going on at the beginning with a lots-of-reverb sort of sound that, again, makes me think of Chris Isaak, but in a pepped up way. The bridge is stronger, though, and by this point I'm already wondering why I keep trying to draw parallels so much. I suppose it is because they have - broadly - a somewhat familiar sound, and that isn't meant as a compliment, I'm afraid.
I'd say that overall, Bridges is one of those albums that is a good fit for an introspective mood, which I am known to have, and if you like Keane or Coldplay, it's worth giving a try. That having been said, the tone and mood of the first few tracks continues throughout the album and by the time you reach the track that led me to them in the first place - "Where Did You Go?" - you're really, really ready for some variety. It got old. I couldn't decide if putting that track so far (next to last) back in the play order was because they really felt it belonged there or if they just wanted to get you to listen to the whole album. In any case, the drivel, filler tracks like "Blue Is Red" made me wish "Where Did You Go" was one of the first few tracks, as it was far and away the best song on the album - so good, in fact, that I'm amazed I never ran across it before this week on House. I give this album 4 out of 10.
