An incredibly short piece today, a review of a single track for Nutshaft. Happily, the review I'm writing for the next issue will be of a gig, it seems like an age since I last wrote one of those.
JUNIPER NIGHTS – TIME TO REST (Self-release)
For a good few years Juniper Nights have been a reliable local act, enlivening many a bill with their warm indie elegance (think Easter Island Statues with a slight taste for the twinklier end of Radiohead). "Time To Rest" is their latest track, and the first to capture a new line-up on. It’s not a world away from their earlier work, with James Gallagher’s soft and sweet vocals as winning as ever, adding character and taste like aural dolcelatte. The song is a little let down, though, by a politely chugging Travisoid rhythm, of roughly the speed and intensity of the miniature train that pootles round the grounds of a country house – the song is about crap jobs, but instead of the anger or wit of “9 To 5” or “Take This Job And Shove It” it just sounds as though the daily grind has exhausted and defeated the band. It just needs a bit more clout to land. For those about to rock, we salute you; for those on the miniature train, there’s a signal box next to the floral clock.
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