It
might be that I’ve been listening to entirely too much music on Spotify, or
merely a testament to the quality of this band, but I fully expected between
songs to be bombarded by commercials I only hear when listening to
Spotify.
Though
I can best compare the vocals to sounding like Modest Mouse at times, they have
their own distinctive quality that makes Tallows a worthy band in the field of
indie rock. At first, I felt like I’d
heard this band a number of times over, but rested comfortably as the tape
progressed and I realized that they have their own take on a modern classic.
Such
bands as Grouplove can come, who I recently learned to like, but then there are
also some non-traditional elements which defy the current state of indie rock
that wants to grab the newest trend and hop aboard it.
The
notes become delicate and deliberate as the songs go deeper, and it reminds me
of The Reflector, which of course takes me back to a time when I listened to
bands in the early ‘00’s, and that brings up “Choose Bronze” era Casket
Lottery, amongst other favorites.
For a
split second, I wonder what it would be like to have “Choose Bronze” on
cassette.
So
while Tallows may have the qualities of your typical indie rock band, the tools
if you will, the way that they employ them are quite different from what you’re
used to hearing though not so far away as to turn you off on this tape.
Also, a
lot of music along these lines has been heard by me either through CD or
Spotify (digitally), and so hearing it on cassette is a rather groundbreaking
experience. 
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