Emotionalpunk.com
Media Review
Music Quality: 9.0
Production: 8.5
Originality: 8.0
Tracklisting
2. Cheers (Here's To Life)
3. All The Way
4. When Big Girls Grow Small
5. Redlight, Redlight (Hey Baby)
6. Paralyze
7. Steam (A Well Dried Up)
8. Meet Me In Georgia
9. That Girl
10. Rumors, Rumors
11. Long Island
12. Kiss Off
Sing me that sweet southern music, boys. I eat it up like you wouldn’t even believe. Pristinely crafted, down-home rock and roll that seems to be completely impervious to today’s manifestations of Top 40 radio and the increasingly farcical MTV. Gasoline Heart sings and plays whatever they so please, and in all its simplicity – it’s brilliant.
With obvious nods to greats like Springsteen and the Replacements, Gasoline Heart finds themselves in excellent company. The band’s honest, unpretentious mien is easily discernable throughout the 12-track collection of Americana influenced pop/rock gems. This disc’s appeal is unrelenting. In fact, for me to expound upon each track seems almost purposeless because my narratives would be strikingly similar – each track is equally commendable. Despite this fact, I can indeed name a favorite few. My leaning toward the softer side of life is no secret, so I naturally gravitated towards the downtempo, balladesque sorts of “Meet Me In Georgia” and “When Big Girls Grow Small.” However, the band’s proclivity for rock ‘n’ roll is no more evident than in “Redlight, Redlight (Hey Baby)” and “Paralyze.” Arguably, these are the album’s other two standout tracks.
After the August 1st release of “You Know Who You Are”, Gasoline Heart could very well occupy the upper-echelons of the indie-rock realm. Mono Vs. Stereo truly does have yet to disappoint me. Bravo.