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By
Jeanne Kalosieh
This
is a band that’ll make you raise one eyebrow. You can’t pin point any real category for One Handed Molly.
The best you can do is attempt to pick out their kindred spirits in the
land of sound, but OHM’s variety makes it rather tricky.
OHM’s
sophomore album, Truth,
brings to mind Velocity Girl during their Copacetic
years. A commendable thing, really, since no new band has been able
to make such sweet rock.
Singer
Sadie James is great at shifting pitch and harnessing a melodic tone that is
an aspiring mix of the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan and Velocity
Girl’s Sarah Shannon. James
teeters between mystical gypsy and frantic banshee. Sort of like a nice little girl who gets her highs from spinning in
circles until she collapses. Musically, Truth
can get a bit monotonous on a few tracks. But then OHM will throw you a curve ball and experiment with a variety
of styles.
The memorable songs have little in common. “Take Anything” has a great rambling chorus that’ll get you
swaying. “Voices” plays with
ska in its bounciness and hi-hat cymbals. “Happy” sounds like James is singing over a
souped-up music box.
The opening riffs of “Optimism” are Black Sabbath-ish – slow, a
bit fuzzy, and ominous. Ironic
title, eh? “Untitled,” the
strongest in arrangement, is gently haunting, like a rock-n-roll
jack-in-the-box.
Truth is a strange album.
But One Handed Molly is harmless and definitely worth a listen. www.onehandedmolly.com
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