Highlands

Highlands is the forceful debut by Los Angeles based band Cold Showers. 'I Don't Mind' is the sound of a band displaying their influences. Punk washed away in a pool of reverberated vocals, fuzzed out nervous sliding guitar rhythms, thumping bass, and minimalistic metronomic drumming lend a blissful, weightless quality. 'Near Burn' expands their sound further. Slowed down with tuneful pop sensibilities, it is more immediate in terms of melody. The music swells and pushes through with just the right little wrapping of echoes. This one takes longer to settle into, but the lyrics are more direct, personal, and anxiety ridden. Shades of Gun Club, X, Section 25 and A Certain Ratio.