DIVINE
SIGN - Definitely Overdue! (myspace.com/divinesignnj)
Warm, layered melodies make this band sound
less arty, and more like a soulful rock band.
That's a good thing because the bright guitar
melodies and the swaggering soul of lead singers
Kerry McNulty and Lindsey Miller (who also
contributes guitar and piano) are pure Velvet
Underground at their pop-ish best. Sometimes
it's hard to tell when Divine Sign ends and
VU begins, but it's a great vibe that the
band evokes from their peers. Guitars (Michael
Askin) range from stripped down to shimmering
swagger, with a rhythm section (James Stahon-
bass, and Jake Fiedler- drums) that lock in
a steady cadence throughout Definitely
Overdue!. This album is part slow dance,
part hot blues. The production could be brighter,
and more definitive, perhaps, but that's just
a quibble. Definitely Overdue should
pay most of the band's electric bills for
now, but eventually they'll quit their day
jobs and do this full time! You'll want to
see them live once you've listened to their
album!
- Phil Rainone