Tim Freitag
Monsters Forever

They claim that Tim Freitag does things differently, like releasing several singles with great streaming success and sold out shows before thinking that a debut album would be a good choice. I don’t think it is as different as the press sheet claims, many release digital songs and play live before ever releasing an album, and some of them are quite successful. Although they may have to wait a while before going out on tour again. The cover of this new release feels a tad overworked and not particularly amazing, so what about the album?

Indie rock or pop is probably the best description of how it sounds, pretty catchy overall, varied vocals with some distinct high-pitched singing as the standout feature. The sound is quite good and there is a decent variation throughout the eleven songs that we hear on this album, perhaps they aren’t monster tracks though. The playing time seems to be well weighted, and I would describe the album as a pretty strong production, but it isn’t really that original or exciting – there is nothing particularly fresh about it, so the music isn’t done that differently.

The title track is really good as is the fourth track A Kiss A Bang & It’s Over, but those are kind of the only memorable tracks on the album. The other nine tracks are pretty average and not particularly memorable. You can of course play them; they sound okay and not bad, but they aren’t memorable and they certainly can be said to be monster tracks to be remembered forever. However, they will most likely appeal to those who likes this kind of music a lot more than they appeal to me.

In the end I think the good tracks can be worth listening to but the album as a whole doesn’t really do that much for me. It is one of those you listen to, and then write about before completely forgetting their existence. Tim Freitag certainly has many things going for them, but the end result leaves some to be desired.

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