Trying to find interesting or at least enjoyable new music is much harder than it sounds. Most of the new indie bands I have been listening to on social music platforms are imitating what is popular with today’s generations.  Not that it is a bad thing, per se. The incentive of making money is strong and doing something that you know works is easier, but as I believe the cliche “selling out” is what most of these bands turn into.  I rather listen to something new than something I heard hundred times over. I won’t like it, but at least it won’t show up in a dollar bin at your local supermarket.

However, The Indie-Alternative Rock band, The Mounties, is not one of them. This  “superband” (the music world’s version of a Limited Edition Combo Pack) comprise of three members: Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat and Fur Trade) and Ryan Dahle (Age of Electric and Limblifter), made the album “Thrash Rock Legacy”.  Although the album is not thrash music, whatever or not that is a good thing, I leave it to you, but more of a love song to the 90s rock music scene.

Having a unique sound on an album isn’t a bad thing, but it hurts the flow of this album. Fortunately, most of the songs on this 12 piece album are banging. “If This Dance Catches On” with its thundering rock riff and banging drums beats is fantastic.

The only song I felt was weak was almost-wordless “Guaranteed Blonde Enough”. It sounds like the song you hear at the end of a teen movie’s credits.

Overall, this album is fantastic and what this Kabal of three created it will be great as a road trip song or something you can get lost in when working out.  I haven’t heard their next album, but it is on my list.

This is Yuji Hyde and thank you for reading.