The Entitled Sons Deliver A Catchy and Edgy Album
A new single release from The Entitled Sons delivers a great cross between an edgy pop banger and hints of alternative undertone as the track starts off with robust piano and these smooth, melodically driving vocals that give the song a lot of color and flair, but also add loads of character lyrically.
One of the things that's hardest about "Win Some Lose Some" is those drums. The drums are just very heavy-handed, and it feels like a lot of the rest of the band has a particular way of pushing off that energy. The piano work serves as the rhythm instrument during the verses, but they also add in other elements like synthesizers, and these attributes of fuzz tone sounds, so it all has a way of falling together.
When those choruses arrive, the energy goes up, but the groove gets deeper too. The drums are always really in the pocket, but they also add an extra edge to things.
The guitar work during those choruses is amazing. The choruses are heavier because the guitars are. But the riffs still have a swagger to them. The vocals also carry that same level of swagger, but in a different sense.
The guitar work during the chorus has distortion, and these great little licks between the chords, and this all adds a tastefulness to the track.
It's very hard not to dig into this one. You find yourself wanting to dance with it, sing along with it, and it all has a certain kind of charm to boot.
There's certainly not afraid to throw in a little bit of southern undertone in there with some of the guitar work and even the vocals at times, giving off these soulful and anthemic riffs and melodies in the performance.
All in all, what this track really gives you is thick and full-bodied songwriting and endless energy. It's got the energy of a live performance, in a sense.
Everyone in the band has a particular way of feeding off of each other, and that synergism is really powerful with a track like this one.
It's a soulful rock single that is pop-coated, so you always have this brightness to it, but there's also a hint of greediness in the attitude and some of the swagger that's delivered throughout the song.
The production on this is killer. It's so crisp, it sort of shimmers in a way. Those choruses and the way the vocals are tracked are really brilliantly done.
At times, the vocals can sound as heavy or hard-hitting as the heavier guitars do, and it's amazing how they're able to combine those two forces and deliver something that has an impact like this.
This was insatiably radio-friendly and crazily satisfying to listen to. It's the kind of track you listen to a few times in a row just to get back into that heavy groove again.
There's a lot of catchiness and hooks in the vocal melodies, the guitar licks, and the whole thing is riddled with this amazing attitude.
This was an absolute banger of a single that has its own thing going on. It was able to blend genres but never strayed far from underneath that pop umbrella.
Yes, it gets heavier, it is edgy, but it also flows, and the way that they bring in elements of piano and heavier guitar and different sections of the song and such great textures to the whole thing.
I wasn't expecting such a banger of a chorus, but it's hard to forget it.
This is the course that sticks in your head for hours or even days after the song has ended. The only way to satiate that is to go and listen to the track again and again.
Now, the good news is, this single is part of a full album called No Clue, which is packed with eight stellar tracks, giving you a range of songwriting and rock approaches.
The record opens up with "Lover Boy", which sticks more to that Soulful Rock and pop embellished soundscape as it breaks into a four on the floor chorus that is totally catchy and still has that great drive to it.
Then there are tracks like "Rockstar" which stick to a heavy Rock Vibe, brilliant riffs, endless energy, at times, high speed performances, and this live performance, an explosive kind of element that it's brilliant.
This is one of those albums that spans a series of genres and is able to bend them when they want to. They're never afraid to have soul, pop, or hints of Southern undertone blended in with their rock approaches.
The star of the show here is songwriting. They are excellent at writing songs that are catchy but have an edge to them when they want to.
There are no two songs that are really alike on this record, so I suggest listening to the whole thing through from start to finish.
This will give you the full experience you were meant to have.
I think my favorite is still "Win Some Lose Some", but there are so many great tracks to soak in here.
I would start with that track just to get a feel for the band if you only have time for a few songs.
If you have time to listen to the full record, which is only about 25 minutes long, start from the top down.
"Lover Boy" is an amazing way to introduce the record anyway.
Definitely check out this record as soon as you can so you can see exactly where I'm coming from with it.
