A Not So Disgraceful Start:
Fast, loud, and in your face would be the perfect way to describe the Chicago based rock group The Orwells. Disgraceland is the groups second album but is the first professionally recorded album; their debut album Remember When was recorded in lead guitarists Dominic Corsos basement. Comparing this current album to the first you can see the serious leaps and bounds made between each and with the production quality of the album it's self.
The big problem that I have noticed in looking at other reviews for this album is that people aren't looking at the music and are just looking at The Orwells themselves. Many reviewers have written off and passed up on this band just because of the fact that most of the bands members graduated high school this year. Just because these guys are young and have a front man that is a tad eccentric doesn't mean that they can't make good music.
In the vein of their first album and two EP's the bands sound has stayed the same, in your face old fashioned "snot rock". The album is 11 songs long but only has a run time of about 35 minutes and is over before you even know it. The first track Southern Commfort is a perfect tone setter for the album showcasing exactly what these guys are about, girls, booze, and other degenerate pass times. The album really hits it's stride after the track Dirty Sheets and you can really start to just feel the music. The highlight of the album would definitely have to be the debut single from the album Who Needs You, when this track kicks in you can just hear the complete unison and cohesiveness amongst the group. The only negative aspect that I can really find in the album is that it's over almost a little too quickly and that some tracks get a tad repetitive. I'd have to give this album an 8 out of 10 and look forward to future releases.
All in all I feel like The Orwells will definitely not be a group to sleep on and we can surely expect great things from the group. In this resurgent wave of punk rock bands The Orwells are definitely at the front of the line leading the charge. So if you're in a mood to just crank up the volume and simply just thrash look no further than Disgraceland by The Orwells.
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