Dan Luke & The Raid - Out Of The Blue
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Description
Out of the Blue, the debut album from Dan Luke and the Raid, sounds like a record from a young rock band still trying to find its specific style. Probably because that’s what it is. The Bowling Green, Kentucky-based quartet comes with a pedigree, as frontman Dan Schultz (middle name Lucas, explaining the band name) is the younger brother of Cage the Elephant’s Matt and Brad Schultz. That may explain why Dan Luke and the Raid have a record deal, but since Dan is a much younger sibling (12 and 14 years), he had the opportunity to grow and develop his own tastes and find his own bandmates.
Out of the Blue is a very listenable album, with its ten tracks showing influences from across the rock spectrum. 1960s pop, 2000s garage rock, psychedelia, and southern rock all make their presence felt, while Dan’s voice, simultaneously a bit nasally and a bit raspy, helps tie it all together. The opening song gives a pretty good idea of what the band is about. “Farrah Mantra” opens with and uses synth drums throughout, but the fat bass guitar tone and the staccato, distorted guitar sounds of the song remain mostly consistent throughout the album. Schultz sings through his nose, but it’s not like a whiny pop-punk singer from the late 1990s. His voice sounds more like a country singer without the twang.
The second track “Disco Is As Disco Does” is a great title for a song that’s just alright. The minor key verse is a little creepy, with carefully picked guitars and synths adding atmosphere. The song brightens considerably in the chorus, though, with a catchy, 1960s pop sing-along and a synth solo that serves as the bridge. The two different parts don’t mesh together very well, which hurts the song as a whole.
Release info
Label: New West Records NW5262
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock
Tracklist
A1 Farrah Mantra
A2 Disco Is As Disco Does
A3 Exoskeleton
A4 Fool
A5 Money Mouth
B1 Golden Age
B2 Rita Repulsa
B3 Maybe It's The Drugs
B4 Black Cat Heavy Metal
B5 Last Goodbyes
