The Trouble With Templeton – Rookie (MGM Distribution)
Brisbane band The Trouble With Templeton are the Aussie band of the moment, with praise from everybody and being signed to a certain famous British band own record label. This band is doing well and no surprise when you hear Rookie. Whimpering Child opens the album with a solid songwriting, vocals and lyrics, I love the guitar playing on the track. You Are New is a good song that shows off the musicianship of the band. You can feel the folk influences with alternative side quite easily. Heavy Lifting is a good song I love the way is structured I can feel radio playing this song if they are not already. The vocals are good as is the songwriting. Like A Kid is another song that screams radio from the way is song is structured, to use of backing vocals. It’s a bit more edger some what and has a kind of a dark pop edge to the track. Six Months In A Cast is a catchy tune, solid musicianship, vocals shine as does the lyrics. Thomas Calder songwriting shines through out the album. Climate shows of kind an old school vibe mixed with what the rest of the album sounds like, song is well constructed and written, vocals are good as is the musicianship. I Recorded You is an alt folk tune pretty much, they way song is structured to the way music is performed and sung. Flowers is more alternative than it is folk, It has a dark edge to the tune, Lyrics are good as is the musicianship. Secret Pastures is the straight down the line folk song on the album it’s pretty much Thomas singing and playing acoustic guitar and his vocals shine here. The song is well written and shows off one reason why the band getting buzz. Solders is another pick off the album for me. I love the way is song is performed and the way the instruments are used. Love the guitar playing on the song. Glue is another catchy tune, solid vocals, musicianship and great songwriting. Lint does the finish off the album justice, solid song with good songwriting, musicianship, vocals and lyrics. I get why they are getting buzz and why people dig them after hearing this album. This album is a solid release and a good start to a long and successful career for the band. If they keep doing stuff like this, they will be set. If you wanna find out why they are so good then get this album. You shall be hooked.
