Savior Adore – Transylvanian Candy Patrol [live at Spike Hill - June 13, 2009]

The band obviously takes pride in their chord progressions. I was enthralled by the way the bass line rises in the chorus, scale-wise until it skips right over the expected resolution, anchoring a dissonant chord which settles back down just in time to support the shouted vocal lines. At times, the song reminds me of why I love early Radiohead, when the brilliance of the compositions was still subservient to the power of a well-phrased 8 bar guitar solo or a slightly unorthodox chord progression. The solo at the 4 minute mark in this song ranks up there with my favorite riffs from “The Bends”.

What strikes me about all of Savior Adore’s songs are the memorable melodic lines which are strengthened by their form and phrasing. For a band that produces what can be all too easily classified as pop songs, there is a ton of detail in the arrangement of the songs. For example, there’s the two bar drum solo before the chorus in “Bodies”. Or the segue they use between the chorus and verse in “We Talk Like Machines” which is neither an extension of the chorus nor a simple regurgitation of the verse progression. That segue naturally builds into a bridge the second time through. I expect that the boy/girl vocals will bring about many comparisons to Stars, but so should the level of songwriting this young band exhibits.

Savior Adore – Bodies [live at Spike Hill - June 13, 2009]

Savior Adore – We Talk Like Machines [from the Machines EP]

Savior Adore’s full-length “In The Wooded Forest” is available now on iTunes or get an advance physical copy with your $10 admission to their album release show at Cameo.

Friday, July 17th
at Cameo Gallery
93 N. 6th St. (between Berry & Wythe) – Brooklyn
Doors at 8pm / $10