Album review: Ashes by Buddahead

13th June 2008 Posted by Amy

Album review: Ashes by Buddahead

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Album Name: Ashes

Artist: Buddahead

Year/Label: 2008 / Fear Of Cheese Records

I have to say, I think their name is misleading. I am not sure why, but I was not expecting nice emo-type music. The artwork matches, I guess, but the name? Maybe it’s because it recalls to me the name Motorhead. Anyway…I do like this.

Lead singer, Raman Kia has a very wide ranging and pleasing vocal style . It’s the slightest bit smoky and very emotional. Reminiscent of Coldplay, but has also sort of a Gregory Douglass feel sometimes too…on the higher notes anyway.

The music is all indie-pop with jangly guitars and swelling crescendos. Pleasing melodies and perfectly radio friendly. These songs are well written, catchy and make good use of the power of the crescendo and decrescendo.

I don’t know that Id’ be able to pick them out of an Indie-Emo line up, but they’re nice to listen to.

Track Listing

1. Rum
2. Broke
3. Sour Grapes
4. Curning Out
5. Standing Still
6. Strangest Most Beautiful
7. Rescue Us
8. If I tried
9. Story of Our Lives

[Buddahead Official Site]

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1 On June 13th, 2008, Raman said:

Hi Amy,

Thank you so much! We are called buddahead because years ago when I was thinking of a name for the band, one random day, I met the artist Leona Naess, and she called me a buddahead, and I just liked the way it sounded.

Raman (buddahead)
PS. Perhaps a typo – but the album comes out 2008!

posted on June 13th, 2008 at 11:51 am

2 On June 13th, 2008, amy said:

Hi Raman, Cool!! Thanks for stopping by!

I’m sure the name-thing is my own brain making weird and random connections. Leona Naess is great. I met her once too and she was really nice.
The year was def a typo,(sorry!) I’ve changed it.

posted on June 13th, 2008 at 1:30 pm