Review: Salut the Sergeant - Heavy Walk

Info

Band: Salut the Sergeant

Album: Heavy Walk (EP)

Style: Alternative Rock

Released: 2013

Label: none

From: Germany

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Salut.The.Sergeant

Being amateur musicians ourselves, every one of New Rock Reviews knows how hard it is to find your own sound as a band. A sound that makes you happy and somehow also makes you sound unique. Leipzig newcomers Salut the Sergeant tried exactly that on their debut EP “Heavy Walk” – successfully?

The first song “Steve” reminds me of The Velvet Underground due to the strong pre-punk elements; however, the band doesn't destroy the song in the end as VU would have done. Especially because of this atmosphere and that cool time change in the end of the track, this song is my absolute recommendation to listen to.

“Heavy Walk”, the EP's title track, has a funky and jazzy touch to it. Definitely a great song. The range of the vocals varies between Bob Dylan and Lou Reed – possibly not everybody's taste, but I don't feel too bad about it. I mean, there were times when everyone said that Neil Young and Lou Reed couldn't sing and they're still here, touring the world nowadays.

The EP's last track is called „Down at the Bar“ and starts pretty alternative and a little jazzy. The verse makes me think about one of those old-fashioned detective films and I really like the atmosphere created by that. It doesn't take long and the song finally starts. What I mean is the part in the middle which then goes back to that jazzy verse again. There's no lack of variation in that one as well.

Salut the Sergeant successfully demonstrated that they've found their style. 60s production, the songwriting, the style that they already found for themselves, plus a little time while listening to the EP are definitely a positive thing. Still, I can't give Salut the Sergeant more than 6 points as there are only three tracks on the EP (although I know how hard it is – especially financially - to record more songs).

Listen to: „Steve“

6 out of 10 points

Tracklist:

1. Steve

2. Heavy Walk

3. Down at the Bar

Members:

Vocals, Guitar: Markus Lindner

Bass: Christoph Kürz

Drums: Georg-Maximilian Bielfeldt