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By Adela Brito
Surprisingly, Inkwell accomplishes all this with only two members. Travis Adams takes on vocals, guitar, bass and keyboards. Dave Pierce plays drums, guitar, keyboards and contributes to the vocals. Another accomplishment on their part - the importance of networking. Inkwell currently has almost 3,000 friends on their MySpace profile to support them.
There are several tunes which stand out on These Stars Are Monsters. Track one jumps starts the album with a numerically-off countdown. It's got a catchy chorus: "We're sorry it's just a joke and I'm starting to get the punch line." Oddly enough the title is Just Take the Monkey and Leave. There's no mention of a monkey in this song, so maybe that's the joke?
While the second song was playing, this writer was singing along: "Just blame the night, blame the empty sky above, just the blame the night." As logic might suggest, the song could be titled Blame the Night, but it's not even close to that. This upbeat tune is called Equador is Lovely This Time of Year. The title is spelled differently than the country's name and there's no mention of visiting a lovely place at all.
This listener also enjoyed the title track very much. The vocals are strong and there's a Spanish guitar groove that's effective. The fourth song, No, You Drop It (which conveniently follows Drop It), has these guys sounding a bit like the Beach Boys with a sweet harmony and a four-word chorus that starts half way through the song and continues for about a minute and a half. And the four words are not "no, you drop it," and nothing is being dropped or picked up in this song. You get the pattern. So, that's what these guys seem to have as a gimmick. This listener, in preparing to review these songs, had a hard time identifying all the songs, as the choruses were in her head, but the titles were not. But in the end, song titles aren't that important. If the listener remembers the tune and can sing along, then musicians have done a good job.
The lyrics don't necessarily make a lot of sense, tell a story, or reveal anything substantial, and that's totally OK. For those who are into pleasantries with a beat, Inkwell's These Stars Are Monsters is definitely a job well done. This listener, who's usually impressed by more lyric-oriented music, still enjoyed this CD very much. Now, what was the name of that song?
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nkwell's These Stars Are Monsters is fun with catchy choruses, strong vocals and upbeat music. This is definitely a grows-on-you-with-each-listen kind of album. The twelve tracks that comprise These Stars Are Monsters flow pretty smoothly and make for a strong album.
