Dude York - Sincerely (2017) [FLAC]

  Genre: Rock
  Styles: Indie, Garage Rock
  Source: WEB
  Codec: FLAC
  Bit rate: ~ 900 kbps
  Bit depth: 16
  Sample rate: 44.1 kHz

  01 Black Jack
  02 The Way I Feel
  03 Something in the Way
  04 Life Worth Living
  05 Sincerely I
  06 Tonight
  07 Paralyzed
  08 Giving Up
  09 Bit Saloon
  10 Sincerely II
  11 Love Is
  12 Twin Moons
  13 Time's Not on My Side
  14 John Darnielle (Bonus Track)

  Seattle trio Dude York started off as a scuffed-up, home-recorded indie rock band with a love of '90s alt-rock and have slowly progressed from their humble beginnings to the kind of band that records in a real studio with a big-name producer. Their third album, Sincerely, was made with the help of co-producers Cody Votolato (of Blood Brothers fame) and John Goodmanson, whose résumé includes Sleater-Kinney and Bikini Kill, among many others. It was also their first record to be made with all three members' input in the writing process, and features bassist Claire England on lead vocals on two songs she wrote. This approach results in their biggest-sounding, most impressive record yet, something that nearly creeps up on the best work of their heroes like Weezer and Built to Spill. They share a bunch with those two bands: snappy hooks, supercharged guitar riffs, singalong choruses, and laconic vocals. In fact, now that the band has finally been clearly recorded, you can't miss how much Peter Richards' voice and phrasing match those of Rivers Cuomo. It's not exactly uncanny valley territory, but Richards has surely worn out a copy or two of Pinkerton along the way. Dude York's obvious love of Weezer and the '90s sound they epitomize could have been a problem if they didn't write great songs and play them with passion and fire. Tracks like "Something in the Way" and "Life Worth Living" have monster choruses the likes of which Weezer wish they could still write, the uptempo rockers like "Paralyzed" and "Bit Saloon" have some serious kick, and there is just a whole bunch of really good songs