SINGLE REVIEW: Coastal Fire Dept. - Stranger Town
Coastal Fire Dept. are back with their best noise yet in the shape of their anthemic new single 'Stranger Town’.
The track continues with their fuzzy grunge laced vibe but adds elements of out and out alt rock providing something that sounds like Kurt Cobain meets Therapy?'s Andy Cairns drawing surreal likeness to the latter's 'Six Mile Water' at times.
'Stranger Town' is trudging, growing into an epic, grand stature. Guitars rage with shoegaze style distortion as the drums thunder. The vocals are well rounded while retaining a raw passionate edge. It's chaotic but well structured, exciting but familiar.
There's sparkling picturesque riffs that explode into fierce, frantic energy, the drums occasionally protesting to make themselves heard while the bass gets darker and fuzzier. The vocals throughout are confident with the magnitude of a seasoned pro.
'Stranger Town' is a magnificent deluge of sounds, distortion with a killer, catchy chorus, epic hooks and a vibrancy that can't fail to have you addicted.
