La Rocca
Sing Song Sung
Dangerbird Records
Grade: A-
This short four-song EP is just a teaser to draw you into the gorgeous pop rock of Dublin’s La Rocca and make you a believer in the latest greatest Irish export. The four-piece channels Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel into something more contemporary and poppy and the result is simply fantastic. The opening song is the title track and slowly sets you to rock out with cock out as you bounce along for a short fun two minutes. “Sing Song Sung” quickly establishes the two things that make La Rocca instantly attractive: lead singer and guitarist Bjorn Baillie’s amazing vocals and the simple though extremely well-executed music carried out by Baillie, his brother Simon on bass, Alan Redmond on drums, and Nick Haworth on keyboards. The follower “Sketches (20 Something Life)” enforces this belief and shows the band can float more intricate songs and be successful. “Home” kicks off with contemporary trendy rock and is supported by La Rocca’s biggest nod to Springsteen and contains a superb chorus. The EP closes on the thrashy “Cambodia” and shows La Rocca getting loose and intense as Haworth pounds away on piano. Anyone of these four songs could be hit singles and gets us excited for the soon-to-be full-length.
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