The self-titled full-length debut from British alt-rock ensemble Scars on 45 features the Yorkshire band's distinctive, melodic guitar-based pop.
Showcasing the talents of singer/songwriter Danny Bemrose, vocalist Aimee Driver, keyboardist David Nowakowski, bassist Stuart Nichols, and drummer Chris Durling, Scars on 45 make catchy and heartfelt guitar- and keyboard-based rock with a bit of harmony-laden country-rock à la Fleetwood Mac peppered in for good measure.
It's an inspired sound that helped garner the band a spot on the Grey's Anatomy, Vol.
4 soundtrack.
To these ends, we get such immediately catchy tracks as the rootsy adult contemporary-sounding "Warning Sign," the yearning midtempo number "Heart on Fire," and the driving twang-meets-modern rock uplift of "Give Me Something." Elsewhere, Driver helms the poignant ballad "Change My Needs," and the band splits the difference between the passionate alt-rock of Snow Patrol and the melodic country-pop of Taylor Swift on "The Way That We Are." Ultimately, Scars on 45 make mainstream rock music that balances a British sense of pop songcraft with a lyrical sensibility that's as earnest and wide open as the American heartland.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning SignDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | BreakdownDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Heart on FireDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Don't SayDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Change My NeedsDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Burn the House DownDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Give Me SomethingDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Beauty's Running WildDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Way That We AreDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | InsecurityDanny Bemrose | Scars on 45 | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Baxter | Guitar |
| 2 | Danny Bemrose | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | Will Brierre | Mixing Assistant |
| 4 | Aimee Driver | Group Member, Vocals |
| 5 | Chris Durling | Drums, Group Member |
| 6 | Richard Formby | Engineer |
| 7 | Tom Glendining | Assistant |
| 8 | Steve Gullick | Photography |
| 9 | David J. Harrigan III | Art Direction, Layout |
| 10 | Dave Lynch | Mixing |
| 11 | Brian Malouf | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 12 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 13 | Nathan McGrory | Concept |
| 14 | Mark Needham | Mixing |
| 15 | Steve Nice | Management |
| 16 | Stuart Nichols | Bass, Group Member |
| 17 | David Nowakowski | Group Member, Piano |
| 18 | Matthew Parker | Guitar |
| 19 | John Rubeli | A&R |
| 20 | Scars on 45 | Engineer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 21 | Barry Westhead | Hammond B3 |
| 22 | Alain Whyte | Guitar |
| 23 | Joe Wood | Additional Production |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |