Convering over 10 years of music, this April, Superchick brings back their sound in an explosive way. Taking their once youthful ballads and turning them into full-blown rock anthems, Reinvention opens the door to improvement.
“This is a chance to reinvent the songs closer to the vision I had for them in the beginning,” said Max Hsu, the band’s founder, producer and studio recluse. “We go back to the songs and give them bionic arms and legs so they can hit harder – like a robot from the future, but with guitars for arms.”
Enhancing the intensity of the original versions of their music and turning up the creativity as high as it can go is the only way to describe the music on Reinvention. The tidal wave of sound from tracks such as “Rock What you got”, “Karaoke Superstar” and “Wishes” might possibly land this album as one of Superchicks highest chart-ranking albums to date.
Drawing inspiration from the hundredss of TV shows, video games and movies their music has been featured in, Superchick takes fast car chases, giant fighting robots, teen romance and bad guys walking in slow motion to a whole new level.
With a more mature feel to their music, Superchick surprised many fans with their single “Hey Hey” from their 2008 release Rock What You Got. Comparable to Marilyn Manson’s “Beautiful People,” Superchick definitely took on an edgier tone to their music. Adding a bit of that “Superchick” funk to the “Vampire vs. Cheerleader” remix, the song is definitely edgier than ever.
While I wish that every song on this album were as edgy as “Hey Hey,” a couple of songs seemed to fall a bit short. “Breath,” for example, one of the softer selections on the album, never seemed to hit that edge I was looking for. Simple instrumentation demanded the lead and overpowered the vocals. The worst part was that you lost the message of the song, and in my opinion, that was a big mistake.
Apart from the selections of remixes, Superchick introduces three new tracks on Reinventions. Encompassing a bit of the Fugees, the bands debut radio single “Let it Roll” arouses summer with a blend of electric and acoustic guitars and an airy percussion. The perfectly harmonized vocals of bassist Matt Dally with the sister-fronted band shows versatility not only in their vocal styling but also in their genre.
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