Project Dopamine by Project Dopamine
It’s high time for all the neon bangled, skinny jeaned 80s revival bullshit to just die already, and Project Dopamine is exactly the kind of band to help pound the final nail into that coffin.
Rocking razorish licks and crazy sweet melodies, Project Dopamine is a Houston based band that really cooks, and their self titled debut hits the ground at full tilt.
The first track, titled 'Do it Again', barrels out of the gate like a fully bad-ass breath of fresh air, steam rolling all the bubblegum rock of recent years into a gooey mess.
Finally! A band of artists have come along who were actually old enough to appreciate the beauty of early 90s Northwest Coaster hard rock when it first exploded. A band old enough to get in, and (I’m guessing) get kicked out of, some of the greatest shows of the early 90s.
And just like the hard rockers of the early 90s that they clearly love, Project Dopamine is accessible, and catchy as hell.
From an instrumental standpoint, Project Dopamine is as tight as they come: power driven melodies will have heads banging and beer bottles breaking all across this fair country, while intricately layered instrumentation will appeal to the audiophile in every crowd (there’s always one, the guy who’s all like “oh, and listen to how they make use of the high hat on this track”).
The point is that, no matter the musical temperament, if you are a fan of sophisticated, ballsy, aggressive rock, then this is your shot of rye.
It doesn’t hurt that vocalist WT Lummus has a voice like a 300 pound, pissed off gorilla, either. Part personal experience, part artistic flare, Lummus finds ways to sneak into every dark corner of a melody and chew it into pulp.
Tracklist
| 1. | Do It Again | 4:28 |
| 2. | Blistered | 3:28 |
| 3. | Dark Road | 4:55 |
| 4. | Leaving | 4:00 |
| 5. | Mission | 4:04 |
| 6. | Two Faced | 3:57 |
| 7. | Languid | 4:11 |
| 8. | Scarlet | 4:01 |
| 9. | Saints & Hypocrites | 3:56 |
| 10. | Naked | 5:41 |
| 11. | Living Water | 3:37 |
Credits
Project Dopamine
