★★★★☆
Emerging from the ashes of Ghostwood, Green Buzzard were responsible for one of the best debut singles of last year, the double A-side ‘Zoo Fly’/‘Slow It Down Now’.
On their debut EP Eazy Queezy Squeezy,the band gives us a look at some of the other weapons in a well-stocked arsenal.
The jangling opening chimes of ‘Diggin’ A Hole’ build up to a track that channels Teenage Fanclub at their most distorted and grungy. A sugary slice of power-pop follows with ‘(I Don’t Wanna) Break Your Heart’, its urgency and angst palpable throughout. ‘Crystal Eyes’ exudes sun-drenched swagger and includes a cheeky nod to the intro of Oasis’ ‘Supersonic’ towards the end. The summery feel rolls on into ‘Frequency Overload’, with the lyrics delivered in a particularly lackadaisical drawl.Both ‘Green Time’ and ‘Motorcars & Jaguars’ move more in the direction of psych-tinged ’80s indie.
Sure, a lot of Eazy Queezy Squeezy is a culmination of the band’s influences, but isn’t that part of all great pop music? The difference between Green Buzzard and some of their contemporaries is instead of simply aping their influences, they’ve smashed them apart, melted them down and moulded them into something of their own.
More soon, please!
Green Buzzard’sEazy Queezy Squeezyis out now through I Oh You.
