Hotel Miras an indie rock band lead by fellow Vancouver boy Charlie Kerr have released a new album called Pity Party. This is the groups 5th album and their most recent one after a two year break. This alt rock group begins the album on a very high note with “America’s Favorite pass time”. The guitar is absolutely on fire and the drums are thumping on this record which really makes the listener think this will be the tone for the whole album but things do take a very fast turn. The second track on this album “Right back where I was” lures you in with its catchy rhythm but you have to really listen to the lyrics to catch what frontman Charlie Kerr is saying. After the upbeat start “Right back where I was” talks about repeating mistakes over and over. A mistake many people can relate to.
The 2nd half of the album follows a much more of a slow tempo compared to the first half of the album. “Stone Throws” especially stands out in the 2nd half. The more chill approach on the song almost makes you forget about how the song is about being one mistake away from throwing everything away. It’s a song that makes you feel that you are outside in the rain after the party is over, a back to reality type of song. “On and On” gets the album back to its higher tempo feel that it has really been missing in the 2nd half of the album. In this song Kerr explores just wanting a chance in a relationship and how he just wants to be there for this girl, with lyrics like “ so love me love and call me back maybe i could be your heart attack”. “There goes the Neighbourhood” feels like the perfect ending to this album. The song is very upbeat with Kerr letting go of everything that has burdened him on this album. For me this song is like the saying you need to learn to lose, he’s not sore about the loss he is ok with it and sometimes that’s how life is. You can’t win them all.
Overall as a person who doesn’t listen to a lot of Indie rock music i really enjoyed the album. The story structure of being high then low then ok made this album what it is.