Comber rocks with brains and balls
Written by James Wall
Comber
Comber
Just when you think the future of alternative music is uncertain arrives a band like Comber to remind you what attracted you to the genre in the first place. Those who were raised on modern-rock radio after the post-Nirvana revolution will recognize the familiar elements of Comber: the Billy Corgan-esque sonic peels on “The Shame”; the Pixies-worshipping loud/soft menu in “Struck By All”; and the Alice in Chains darkness of “Rip Tide.” If I was to compare Comber with any group, it’d probably be the band Hum, who took the Smashing Pumpkins’ arena-filling riffs and gave it a more transcendent rush.
However, the readers of Metal Wasteland will just want to know one thing: Does it rock? Indeed it does, especially the flamethrower guitars of “Candor & Pragmatism” and the breathless pulse of “Turning Point,” wherein the group sounds like they’re about to blow up. I’ll pitch this to the more intellectual crew as this is not mindless noise. Comber is rock with a brain – and balls.
Rating: 9/10
