Wide Eyed Ideas (CD EP)
 
The second CD I've received from this Birmingham based five-piece, 
'Wide Eyed Ideas' showcases the group over six tracks and really 
isn't too bad.

The opening track sets the mood, a well honed rock track with 
powerful soaring vocals and a chiming guitar line. By the time we 
hit the chorus someone's stomped on the fuzzbox and on cue the 
vocals explode into the throttled shouting much favoured by 
Hundred Reasons et al. Speaking of which, the comparisons don't end 
there. Tiny Blue Children may think of themselves as "indierock" 
but they're more emo than anything else. No bad thing of course, 
"indierock" being a genre so maligned it would lose an election to 
the Tories.

The other tracks largely follow the big guitars and shouting in the 
chorus template. Track three, 'Dissolve', however is a little 
different. There's a piano tinkling away in a vaguely Coldplay 
motion to start with. It's a little more reflective than the rest 
and a welcome change, though the big chorus does push them perilously 
close to Nickelback territory.

Energising yet embittered, 'Wide Eyed Ideas' shows great promise 
should the band stick it out long enough to acquire a following to 
sing along to every word. Once that happens Tiny Blue Children could 
be chosen by many more as their catharsis of choice.


Rating: 3 1/2 stars (out of 5)
Author: Andy (quirk) Thomas 
From www.DrownedInSound.com