DINOSAUR PILE-UP - "Growing Pains"

Dinosaur Pile-Up Itching To Kick Out The Jams

Dinosaur Pile-Up have been around for longer than you might think. They have been underground favourites for a long time, having played loads of gigs supporting the likes of Dananananaykroyd among others. But sadly, with only one E.P and a couple of singles to their name, they split up and the dreaded silence from a hyped new band followed. Thank the Gods of Grunge they are back! And boom! They are more alive and kicking than ever, this is most apparent on their debut album "Growing Pains". The pace doesn't let up on this twelve track monster until track eleven, which soon descends into thunderous guitars. Much like the rest of the album. So if you are a fan of variation, look away now. But if you are a fan of LOUD guitar, bass that makes the guitar sound even louder and drums that get pummeled to death at every opportunity then this is definitely your thing. Dinosaur Pile-Up manage to distance themselves from the new wave of noise bands by penning awesome songs, instead of tiresome avant-garde noise jams. Fan favourites "My Rock'N'Roll" and "Traynor" from their previous EP make it onto the album. They are beefed up versions though and the rest of the album seems to have been lifting weights too, as it's a step forward in terms of power and delivery compared to their EP. A wealth of good influences shines through in their songs, they have the angst present in the best of the Foo Fighters back catalogue and the self-loathing without being whiny, lyrics of Weezer. But what they bring to the table that is their own is their ability to rock out. The structure of the songs goes from loud to louder, improving the tired formulae of loud-quiet grunge. It all proves to be exhilarating when coupled with radio friendly hooks. When something sounds as big and as fun as "Growing Pains", even the most cynical among us will find it hard to disagree. As you can see from the name, they don't take themselves too seriously so probably don't mind what you think. Make no mistake however, Dinosaur Pile-Up aren't a grunge parody, or even a grunge revival. They are aiming to push things forward, even if it's just a smidgen.

RATING:   P P P P


TRACK LISTING

1) Birds And Planes
2) Barce-Loner
3) Never That Together
4) Mona Lisa
5) Broken Knee
6) Hey Man (Home You Ruin)
7) My Rock'N'Roll
8) Maybe It's You
9) Love To Hate Me
10) Traynor
11) Hey You
12) All Around The World

STAND OUT TRACKS: "Broken Knee"  "Traynor"  "All Around The World"


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RELEASED: 6TH OCTOBER 2010 ON FRIENDS VS RECORDS

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Photography and words by Jack Parker for Power Chord Music Blog. Dinosaur Pile-Up photograph taken from their myspace page.