The Nature of the Wave
Pop - Rock
Static of the Gods is a new yet accomplished four-piece from Boston, and they play that very type of sugary music that always brings a smile to my face. Their debut EP, The Nature of the Wave, is seventeen minutes of pure ear candy. Recorded in Allston, MA, the EP boasts a surprisingly robust sound for local disc. All five tracks are killer and the played with conviction. Singer/songwriter Jen Johnson has a charming voice and keen ear for a good melody. The jaunty "Aphelion" is likely to become etched in one's brain after a single listen while the moody "Trophy" benefits from some tasty bass playing. It's on the towering final track, however, that the band really cuts loose, with Johnson shredding her vocal chords on the chorus, sounding eerily similar to Heart's Ann Wilson.
Static of the Gods play a fun and unpretentious type of rock seen far too seldom in the always-uptight Boston local scene.
- Dan Tebo, Avoidperil.com
July 2005
