Canada's Treble Charger returns to form on their fourth album, Wide Awake Bored, bridging traditional guitar rock with spunky lyrics.
It's typical jaunty modern rock with a intellect all its own.
It's not complex nor is it overloaded with radio-friendly tracks, but it is enjoyable with its rock & roll simplicity.
"American Psycho" rants with heavy guitar licks similar to the mid-'90s surge of post-grunge bands tailored for the mainstream -- Tripping Daisy, Veruca Salt, Foo Fighters.
"Cheat Away" relies on more lyrical sentimentality, but Treble Charger's most appealing material arises from what's made them popular from the start: basic guitars.
The spiraling "Favorite Worst Enemy" and "Wear Me Down" cite college rock indie stylings, and Greig Nori's little-boy punk rock vocals are enticing.
New millennium modern rock, however, continues to be a manufactured rock package led by bands such as American Hi-Fi and Vertical Horizon.
Treble Charger attempt to stay above the rest and Wide Awake Bored barely gets the job done.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brand New LowTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | American PsychoTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | BusinessTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Cheat AwayTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | FunnyTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Favorite Worst EnemyTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | More's the PityTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I Don't KnowTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Wear Me DownTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Another DollarTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Just What They Told MeTreble Charger | Treble Charger | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Alekel | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | Joe Barresi | Engineer |
| 3 | David Bendeth | A&R, Mixing |
| 4 | Don Heffington | Percussion |
| 5 | Matt Hyde | Engineer, Producer |
| 6 | Tom Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 7 | Trevor McGregor | Drums, Percussion |
| 8 | Rosie Martin | Bass, Vocals |
| 9 | Bill Priddle | Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 10 | Jack Joseph Puig | Mixing |
| 11 | John Rummen | Cover Art |
| 12 | Jeff Skelton | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Randy Staub | Mixing |
| 14 | Mike Terry | Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | Treble Charger | Composer, Photography, Primary Artist |
Treble Charger
| 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. |